Prayagraj: Sangam City witnessed a significant surge in dengue cases this week despite a sprinkling of anti-larval sprays and a series of conscious campaigns.
Going with a record of the Ministry of Health, the city recorded 26 dengue cases including 17 in urban areas and nine in rural areas so far.
While 18 of them recovered after treatment, the rest continued to be hospitalized.
Locations such as Govindpur, Daraganj, Nayapurwa, Baghara, Salori, Rajapur, Kareli, and other regions side by side, who recently faced First Fury, were under the health department scanner because these areas have turned into a mosquito nursery .
Chief Medical Officer (Prayagraj) Dr.
Nanak suggestions told TII that the Ministry of Health officials had taken a broad awareness campaign in areas infected with fever with attraction must be examined by mosquito breeding.
He added that the medical team interacted with people in Mohallas, lanes and blocks that gave them spots where this mosquito breed in the rainy season.
Anand Kumar Singh, District Malaria Officer (DMO) told Toi that a team also conducted a door survey to a special door in about 250 houses in the areas affected by the flood where the health team would spray anti-larvae and drives fogging at each The house room was identified.
He added that people were also advised to take precautions to check the breeding of mosquitoes inside and around their homes.