Gurgaon: The country has reported 141 cases of dengue fever this season, with several districts, including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula, Sonipat and Rohtak, adding tally in the last three weeks.
Officially, no deaths have been reported so far.
At 24, Faridabad has the highest number of cases, followed by Mahendergarh (18), Panchkula (14) and Gurgaon and Fatehabad (respectively).
There are nine cases each at Ambala, SANSA and SONIPAT; six each in Bhiwani and Rohtak; Five at Charchi Dadri; Four in Karnal; Three each in Palwal, Panipat and Yamuna Nagar; And each in Jind and Rewari.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health decided to establish a cellular health unit in each district to prevent the outbreak of dengue fever, typhus and leptospirosis scrubs.
All districts have been asked to supervise to find out the possible causes and cases.
Last year, Haryana reported 1,337 cases of dengue and in 2019, he saw 1,207 cases.
Medical experts say cases can rise in the region during the rainy season and roundabout in several regions.
“We conducted fever and slapping slums for suspected cases.
Our cellular medical team will hold camps in all affected areas.
We expect more cases this season because the region accepts excess rainfall and puddles seen in many The area.
Our team is doing fogging.
People need to take precautions too, “said the Gurgaon Head of the Virender Medical Officer Yadav.
A health official from Faridabad also said the district had increased supervision and screening to detect the earliest cases.
In particular, Palwal CMO Brahmdeep Sandhu said none of the seven children who died in the last 10 days in the village of Chili had dengue fever.
“A three-month-old child died of excessive, someone had a congestive heart failure with anemia at Nalhar Medical College, three experienced diarrhea and fever while the other two fever with pneumonia.
We constantly monitor the area.
There is no dengue outbreak at this time,” He said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health plans to conduct sero surveys for typhus scrubs.
While Haryana did not have official data for this disease, several hospitals said they received patients.
“We have seen several cases.
Because most of the initial symptoms are not specific, the diagnosis is challenging.
Even though there are no vaccines for disease at this time, one can take precautionary measures such as avoiding contact with infected chiggers when outside,” said Dr.
Amitabh Parti , Director (Internal Medicine), Fortis Hospital.