Mumbai: The Dengue case almost tripled in this state compared to last year, a spike was partly associated with testing figures who returned to normal levels.
The increase has also been recorded in malaria; Two districts – Gadchiroli and Mumbai – especially contributing to cases.
The transfer of labor on Covid prevention and vaccination is also believed to hamper vector control measures.
The state has registered 5,944 cases and 11 bloody deaths so far this year, jumped from 2,029 cases and four deaths seen until September last year.
In terms of malaria, the state has reported 9,289 cases and two deaths.
In the same period last year, there were 8,783 cases and five deaths.
95% of malaria cases from Mumbai, Gadchirolidr Pradeep kicked, the State Supervisory Officer, said the increase in cases of dengue fever reported from several districts.
“It concerns, and supervision has increased,” he said.
Of the 11 bloody deaths, six have been reported from Nagpur Regency and each of the Wardha, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Ahmednagar and Thane.
The State Entomology Expert Dr.
Mahendra Jagtap said the weather conditions were beneficial, intermittent rainfall, the level of moisture, all conducive to the spread of dengue fever, contributing to improvement.
“Testing has also increased for dengue and malaria this year.
Last year, there was a drop in testing for almost all diseases,” he said.
Slide checks for malaria, for example, have dropped to 1.24 years compared to 1.72crore in 2019, a decrease of 28%.
However, Dr.
Jagtap acknowledges that vector control measures in the field have been beaten in many districts as trained staff have been sent to facilitate vaccination against Covid.
Gadchiroli and Mumbai reported up to 95% of malaria cases.
While Mumbai contributed to nearly 40% of the incidence of the whole state of the state, Gadchiroli Regency, therefore accounted for 56% of cases.
Hansel Jagtap said the remaining 3-4% of the remaining malaria originated from other countries.
The transfer of supervisory staff affects the steps on the ground in two ways.
First, vector control activities, which include identifying and destroying nursery spots are not optimal.
The second and more important part is monitoring confirmed cases.
Gadchiroli especially saw Malaria Falciparum who needed treatment for three days, while Mumbai primarily reported Vivax Malaria which had a 14-day care course.
“We believe the district cannot carry out follow-up to ensure that people have completed their care to reduce the burden of parasites,” he said.
Dr.
Mangala Gomare, BMC executive health worker said there was no large increase in malaria or dengue fever in the city.
“Malaria cases are only seen in endemic wards such as byculla, Parel, Worli, Prabhadevi.
Some of them have a dilapidated structure, a wide train track and workshop, which makes vector control challenging,” he said.