Noida: District has reported two Typhus scrub cases, the first in six years.
Both patients have undergone treatment for more than a week at a private hospital, who allegedly not told the health department about them.
The authorities are now pondering actions against personal facilities.
The source said the patient – a 14-year-old girl from Garhi Shahdara and a 56-year-old woman from Nagli Wazidpur – had been hospitalized with high fever and rash.
Like malaria and dengue fever, typhus scrub is also a disease transmitted by vectors.
This is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through mitist bites.
Officials say the health department is embarrassing and using anti-larval insecticides in areas where patients live.
“We have supervised fever in the area to check whether there are more cases.
Because this is a season and a large number of people have complained of viral fever, we ask people to maintain cleanliness and not let fresh water accumulate.
All authorities have been instructed to monitor it Strictly cleaning channels, “said Narendra Bhoohan, nodal officer for controlling the disease transmitted through vectors.
The Ministry of Health also asked the hospital to tell this about the case of bleeding, malaria, or scrubs.
Officials keeping beds intended in all government hospitals for such patients and malaria tests have been made mandatory for anyone who is treated with fever.
“We sent a notification to a private hospital where the two patients admitted, looked for an explanation of why they did not tell the health department when the Typhus Scrub was a disease that was notified.
Meanwhile, all hospitals have been told that they cannot confirm the case of bleeding typhus, malaria And rub it without sending samples to the centralized lab in the district hospital, “said Rajesh Sharma, district malaria officers.
Two typhus scrub cases in noida after 6 years
