Ismailganj, Govindpur remain hotspots for dengue

Prayagraj: As many as 130 out of 1,033 samples sent to MLN Microbiology lab for testing, were tested positive for dengue till date. Out of 130 cases, 87 of them were from Sangam City and rest from neighbouring districts like Pratapgarh and Kaushambi.

Out of 87 cases, 60 cases are from city limits and 27 others from trans-Ganga and trans-Yamuna pockets. However, 73 of them have recovered. Health authorities on Sunday claimed that there are only 14 active cases and nine of them were undergoing treatment in hospitals till Saturday.

The health department claims to have sent 40 to 50 samples to MLN Medical college testing every day. District malaria officer (DMO) Anand Kumar Singh told TOI that Ismailpur and LIG colony (

Govindpur

) remained hotspots for dengue cases but things are under control now. He,however, said that a mass awareness campaign to make people aware about vector-borne diseases was being carried out in different parts of the district.

He added that people are being briefed about the factors that are responsible for mosquito breeding and causing vector borne diseases. The fact is that the mosquito-borne disease has been taking a grip on the city since the floods and cases of viral fever have also witnessed a rise in many areas in the past few days. DMO, however, said the department has laid stress to spread awareness on dengue and other vector-borne diseases. The health department has already stepped up its surveillance and stressed on the cleanliness drives for the prevention of spread of disease.

With incessant rains in the city, citizens have been advised to follow a set of directives as prevention measures. Doctors said dengue symptoms include sudden high temperature, severe headache, pain in eyes, muscle and joint pains, rashes, nausea and dryness in mouth. But in severe cases, it can also lead to liver enlargement, internal bleeding, circulatory shutdown etc.

Preventive measures are being taken of in the areas where more dengue cases have been reported and intensive fogging is also being done in the affected areas.