Agra: The government in Firozabad Uttar Pradesh on Monday released 25,000 gamusia fish, which consumed mosquito larvae, into ponds and other water in all districts to examine the deployment of Dengue, who claimed the last five lives in 24 hours.
So far, 84 people, from them 58 children, have died of allegedly dengue in the last three weeks.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dinesh Kumar Premium said, “We have acquired 50 water packages, containing 25,000 gamusia fish from the Badaun District.
These fish are released into the pond and places with stagnant water to stop mosquito breeding.” “Mosquitoes generally Having a life cycle of 20-25 days.
And they remain in stagnant water for 8-9 days.
Gambusia fish eat mosquito larvae in water itself.
In addition to dengue fever, this size will also help us contain malaria, “CMO added.
The move was taken after the National Central Team for Disease Control confirmed the dengue fever outbreak in this district.
Gambusia has a greedy appetite.
A adult fish can eat up to 150 mosquito larvae in eight hours.
Not only rising, state and UT as Punjab and Delhi have used fish to examine the spread of dengue fever and other vector default diseases.
Meanwhile, on Monday, no one was released in the number of people who spoiled the health center throughout the district.
Firozabad Medical College, the largest health center in this district, was flooded by patients.
More than 400 people suffer from high fever, severe dehydration and low number of platelets getting treatment there.
Of these, around 300 are children, the health department official confirmed.
The Ministry of Health has established 65 camps throughout the district.
“More than 4,500 people, including those who have fever, are undergoing treatment there,” CMO said.
The source told Ti that at least 5,000 people in the district were lying in bed with fever at home or in private hospitals.
To put the tab on the Dengue deployment, city corporate officials in Firozabad Regency are conducting surveys from the door to the door to drain stagnant water from coolers, pots and other equipment.
Anti-larval spraying is also being carried out in affected areas.
Firozabad MLA Manish Asija said, “People will not die have a city corporation taking care of his responsibilities.
The local authorities came to the action only after the Yogi Adityanath chairman took consciousness and visited the district last week.” According to the Ministry of Health officials, so far This 200 cases of dengue fever has been confirmed in this district.
On Monday, the minister’s chairmen held a meeting with senior officials in Lucknow and directed that a specialist team from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Medical Sciences, Ram Hospital Manohar Lohia and Medical University of King George were sent to Firozabad, Agra and Mathura.
The team will guide a local doctor and will also oversee the treatment of patients.