Dengue fever daily caseload rises by 34

Health officer says prevailing weather increased threat of mosquito breeding

RAWALPINDI:

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood has said that 34 more dengue fever suspects had been brought to the district's health facilities during the last 24 hours, out of which one was declared probable.

The health officer added that Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Gujar Khan had listed 10, THQs hospitals Murree and Kotli Sattian five, THQ, Taxila four, District Headquarters Hospital(DHQ)Rawalpindi three, Benazir Bhutto Hospital two while one probable case was recorded at Holy Family Hospital of total five suspects.

The health officer added prevailing weather had increased the threat of mosquito breeding which needed to be tackled on an emergency basis, as the Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast more rains in the following days.

Dr Mehmood said that puddles of water, which get stagnant due to rain, become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and spread diseases like malaria and dengue fever.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 1^st, 2022.