Dengue in Punjab: Death toll rises to 108
A 50-year-old man from Lahore succumbed to dengue at Mayo hospital today, taking the death toll to 99 in the city and 108 in Punjab, Express 24/7 reported Tuesday.
The total number of people who have contracted the virus is reported to be at least 10,585 in Punjab, with 9,000 reported from Lahore.
(Read: Increasing numbers: 25 more test positive for dengue)
People have been visiting hospitals for Complete Blood Count (CBC) tests even if they are running a seasonal fever.
An emergency has been imposed at several hospitals to cater to dengue patients.
'PTI to help fight dengue'
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that his party is also playing its role in controlling the deadly dengue outbreak in Punjab, reported Express 24/7.
Imran Khan, while talking to the media during his visit to the Services Hospital in Lahore, said that his party has dispatched 10 teams for fumigation in various areas of the city.
The government of Punjab has so far failed to control the epidemic from spreading.
WHO in Pakistan
A World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Health Team had reached Pakistan on September 25, 2011 to assess the situation on ground for its operations in response to the Government of Pakistan request for the Organisation’s support against the health crisis posed by the Dengue fever.
The concerned departments of WHO are planning to provide Pakistan the support in controlling the dengue outbreak in keeping with its standards and has dispatched a team of WHO experts on emergency basis for a need assessment and to train the doctors and paramedics with regard to treatment and vector control measures.
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Institutions need to be closed for at least another one month. It's almost impossible to spray every area of large institutions.
i can't get the TITLE .. Dengue in Punjab: Death toll rises to 106 .. It seems someone has plotted or trapped Lahore and Government in this episode. Title is Dengue in Punjab where as if you see the figures and patients 95% are only from Lahore and deaths 99 as of now from Lahore only. May be people leaving Lahore with this virus were the rest 7-10. .. Now why the larvae is found only in Lahore samples in ample amount where as the season all over Pakistan was the same "Favorable" .. Questions?????