36 suspected dengue patients visit hospital

Surveillance to check dengue spread underway while larvae found in Rawalpindi Cantt, Rawal town, Wah Cantt

RAWALPINDI:

Around 36 dengue fever suspects have been brought to the health facilities of the district from June 1 to 11, said District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, here on Sunday.

He said that Holy Family Hospital had registered seven suspects, Benazir Bhutto Hospital six, the District Headquarters Hospital three, while five of each suspect cases were registered with Tehsil Headquarters Hospitals Kotli Sattian and Gujar Khan. Similarly, four suspects were listed with THQ, Taxila and three with THQ, Murree and Wah General Hospital, he said, adding that this year, eight cases tested positive for dengue.

He said indoor and outdoor surveillance to check dengue spread was underway while many larvae were found in the Rawalpindi Cantonment, Rawal town and Wah Cantt areas. The health officer further updated that the area of Kamalabad in Rawalpindi Cantt, Dhoke Hassu in the city and Ward-5 of Wah Cantt were the most vulnerable sites for dengue breeding.

Meanwhile, the health officer updated that the authority had registered 58 FIRs, sealed 86 premises, Challaned 277, issued notices to 1,262 and a fine of Rs 293,500 imposed on violations of SOPs in various areas of the district from January 1 to June 11 2022.

Dr Sajjad said the hospitals have the full capacity and potential to meet any situation arising from the seasonal disease outbreak.

He said prevention of the disease was the government priority, and the district health administration was working day and night to avoid the possible outbreak of the infection. The health officer advised the citizens to adopt preventive measures.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2022.