Dengue surveillance intensified

Deputy Commissioner Dr Salma Suleman ordered intensifying dengue surveillance on Thursday after reports of a dozen patients with travel history found infected with dengue fever.

Presiding over a meeting, she asked all relevant departments to be more active in performance of duty regarding indoor and outdoor dengue surveillance and stressed the need for effective monitoring of field staff.

Health CEO Dr Syed Ali Mehdi, and Dengue Focal Person Dr. Hasham Khalid gave a detailed briefing to the deputy commissioner.