Bengaluru: Even as Covid-19 Numbers Wane, Dengue Towering is great in the state, with 596 cases reported since September 1.
The four variants, including deadly D2, circulating in various parts of the carnataka but there is so far there have been no death.
In 2021, so far, 2,987 Dengue cases have been reported in the state, where 18% (540 cases) come from Bengaluru alone.
Udupi followed Bengaluru, with 293 cases, left behind by Kalaburagi (280), Shivamogga (226) and Dakshina Kannada District (190).
From the case reported in September, 150 (more than 25%) came from Bengaluru.
Wise mapping districts from dengue strains show that most, three variants – D1, D2 and D3 – common.
D4 variants are seen in Hassan and Bengaluru.
Doc: All 4 strains are seen in the Karnataka variant D2, which has been proven to be fatal in children in Uttar Pradesh, it is also common here, but no deaths reported, said Dr.
Ramesh Kavalgod, Director of Joint Control of Conditioning National Vector.
Program in Karnataka.
“The four dengue fever poles have been varied in various Karnataka districts.
The four are seen in Bengaluru and Hassan.
There are no deaths associated with bloody fever so far.
There are increasing trends, but not beyond control,” Kavalgod said.
However, he said, supervision for dengue fever went down, because the focus shifted to Covid.
In 2020, the country reported 4,093 cases, where 1,127 came from Bengaluru.
Five deaths were also reported – 2 of Dakshina Kannada and each of the Bengaluru Urban (outside the BBMP limit), Dharwad and Haveri.
This round, the number of cases is expected to rise, the authorities said.
Doctors say mosquito control measures must be strengthened, by civilian institutions and at home, especially due to intermittent rain.
Dr.
Ramana Rao, a Bengaluru and cardiologist, said dengue fever usually rose this year and subsided in a few months.
“Not only dengue, we also see other viral infections.
In dengue fever, the number of platelets decreases and it needs to be witnessed carefully and treated,” he said.
At the Indira Gandhi Child Health Institute managed by the Government (IGIC), a total of 40 children had been treated for dengue fever in the past two months.
“The case of dengue fever increased, but there were no casualties and all recovered,” said Dr.
KS Sanjay, Director of Itich.
Dengue data is no longer in public domestity.
Daily data of the Ministry of Health and the Welfare of the State Family in dengue fever, which was previously uploaded on its website, was no longer available to the public as a portal to face interference in 2020.
KV Trilok Chandra Health Commissioner said the problem would be visible.