Panaji: August sees 117 dengue cases compared to 36 reported for the appropriate period in 2020.
However, the doctor said that the steep rise in dengue infection last month could not be equated with those seen in August which had overlapped with the first wave of Covid19 pandemic.
“With the Covid-19 cave reporting case from June last year, the Coronavirus novel is focused.
Some areas are declared detention zones, and supervision (for vector default diseases) are affected.
This year, Covid infection began to fall from May-End, and we can do it Better supervision, “Health workers responsible for the National Vector Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) in Goa, said Dr.
Kalpana Mahatme.
But overall, there was an increase in the case of dengue fever in 2021.
A total of 383 dengue fever infections were reported from January to the end of August compared to 248 cases for the same period in 2020.
August saw more cases with the majority reported from Vasco and Panaji.
The first wave of Goa’s pandemic began in June last year with a reported outbreak from Mongor Hill, a crowded and densely populated area of the port city.
In a month, Vasco turned into a hotspot.
The second wave peaked in May, and the case began to drop dramatically from June and so on.
“Not only better supervision this time, but more tests are done because the health center tests all cases of fever for malaria and dengue fever, other than Covid-19,” Mahatme said.
While the spread of dengue fever in Cortalim was under control in August, Vasco did not see a decline.
In July, he had 41 cases, and last month 46 reported from the city, while Cortalim calculations fell from 24 to 12 cases in August.
Panaji and Vasco have become a nut God’s field of the Directorate of Health Services (DHS).
“Panaji and Vasco are our main concern,” he said.
DHS has intensified its efforts by involving the Civic body in Vasco.
It also wrote to South Goa collectors because several large companies such as Goa Shipyard Ltd, Trust Port Mormugao, trains and naval based in the port city.
“We want their chips and keep their territory because our limited workforce cannot check their areas as often as possible.
They also have sanitation inspectors.
It’s time for us to help us,” Mahatme said.
The problem with Vasco, he said, is because some bag areas have slums such as Baina, Vaddem, Vaddem, and irregular water supply are eternal problems.
“PWD has been asked to supply these areas of 24×7 water to prevent occupants to gather water in pots and pots that facilitate mosquito breeding,” he said.
Because residents did not listen to health workers, he said they also held a meeting with municipal officers and board members who asked them to form groups and visit their respective environments to create awareness and reduce source drives.
The groups have not been consulted, said Mahatme.
While fogging is done wherever the case is detected, it is not a solution to stop the spread of dengue fever.
“Fogging will kill adult mosquitoes, but larvae will remain intact and reproduction will continue.
That’s why we want the municipality to do home-to-home awareness,” he said.
The capital area that has a dengue fever infection is Miramar Bhatlem and St Inez.
North Goa has 59 cases in August reported from Panaji, Chimbel, Aldona, Siolim and Candolim.
An erratic monsoon also contributes to the problem.
During dry spells, water accumulates in objects such as containers and tires turn into potential breeding land.
Goa: August witnessed a sharp increase in dengue cases
