Agra: Team of five members of the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) sent by the Ministry of Health of the Firozabad Hunt Hunting has confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in the district even as a death toll from a virus fever that has West in his grip passing 100 on Saturday.
The NCDC team has not sent its report to the Ministry of the Union, but the Privy Health Department official for the findings to the Toi that the dengue fever outbreak has been detected in the district – the center of viral diseases where 75 patients have died, 56 of them children.
Four deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours.
Additional Director of the Ministry of Health, A K Singh, said the team had found a dengue fever outbreak, but has not confirmed how many cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a more severe form of dengue fever.
“Some samples were sent to Delhi to confirm whether it was DHF.
Some cases of malaria and isolated scrubs (bacterial diseases that spread by larval mites) have also been detected in the region,” Singh said.
According to the Health Department official, 105 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Firozabad in the last three weeks.
The day before, the top official said the World Health Organization had suggested that DHF can be behind the deaths that were preceded by prolonged fever, dropping platelets, severe dehydration and gum bleeding.
Besides Firozabad, at least 15 patients have died in Mathura, eight in Mainpuri, five in KasGanj and two in the refering district.
Caring parents send children to live with KIN in areas that are not affected as precautions.
“There are no beds here.
And we don’t know what this fever or what spread.
I don’t want to risk anything, I have sent my children to my brother’s house in Noida,” said Sandeep Agarwal, father to Two children, seven and 14.
Humayunpur Resident Vinod Kumar also sent his 10-year-old son.
Live with grandparents in Delhi.
“Two children in my neighborhood have died in the last two days.
The situation in Firozabad is not safe at all.
Patients cannot get a hospital bed, blood or platelets.” Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dinesh Kumar Premium said 36 health camps had been formed and 3,700 people undergo treatment in it.
At Firozabad Medical College, 383 patients, including 345 children, were treated for viral fever on Saturday, according to the Chief Medical Officer of Firozabad Medical College Hansraj Singh.
At least 5,000 people in the district are expected to lie down at home or in private hospitals, sources to TOI.
Lack of beds is forcing patients to seek care in other districts.
There is an ambulance report that charges up to rs 20,000 to get patients to neighboring districts.
Ram Kumar, who lost his 15-year-old daughter with a fever, went to the District of Aligarh with his family so that his two sons – who had high fever – could get the right treatment.
“I’ve lost one child, I can’t lose the other two,” he said.
UP DG (Health) Dr.
Ved Vrat Singh told Toi the situation in Firozabad was being monitored continuously.
“To ensure time-tied treatment in government centers, we divert senior doctors and paramedic staff to the district.
Senior camping officials in the district to control the spread of dengue fever and other vectors.
Hospitals have been instructed to use isolation beds And oxygen facilities provided for covid patients to treat people diagnosed with viral diseases, “the official said.
Toll 100, NCDC said the outbreak of dengue fever in the West
