Dengue spreads to terai districts

BAHRAICH: Dengue is digging its fangs into residents of terai districts. Doctors have confirmed a dengue case in which a resident of Navagadhi was found infected, but health department has not been able to make arrangements for prevention of the disease.
Saurabh Modi (23) resident of Navagadhi had fever for about a week and was treated initially as a patient of flu, but when his condition did not improve, his family members took him to a private doctor and on October 24 a pathology examination confirmed he was infected with dengue.Saurabh was examined thrice on alternate days. The first examination showed the platelet count 80,000, in the second report it was 68,000 and the third examination registered platelet count at 60,000.
Pathology operator Dr G Singh said following the blood and urine examination of Saurabh, ELISA test was also conducted and platelets were found decreasing regularly.
Chief medical officer (CMO) Bahraich Dr Hari Prakash said no such case had come to his notice and the private doctor should have informed him about it.