Gurugram: As the dengue tally going up in the district, the health department on Wednesday started evening fever OPDs at government health facilities to detect cases at the earliest. The OPDs will function from 5pm to 7pm. So far, 23 dengue cases are reported in the city this season.
“Evening fever OPDs started functioning at civil hospitals, polyclinics and sub-hospitals from Wednesday. They will cater to fever patients to track those suffering from vector borne diseases. On gazetted holidays and weekends, the OPDs will be functioning from 10 am to 1pm,” said Dr Virender Yadav, chief medical officer.
The health department has mapped dengue hotspots which include areas such as Wazirabad, Palam Vihar, Basai, Kanhai Colony, Sarhaul Village, Sector 21 A, Sector 39, Sector 12 A, Sector 47, Dharam Colony, Sector 12, Udyog Vihar Phase-1 and Jharsa Village.
All rural and urban slums are being screened on a priority basis. The health department also intensified door to door surveillance by ASHA workers to identify fever cases at the earliest. Just like Covid screening, ASHA workers are visiting all rural and urban slums to track possible vector borne patients. A control room for fogging has been set up where people can call on 18001801817 between 9am and 5pm daily seeking fogging drives.
The city saw the highest number of dengue cases in 2015, with 451 people testing positive. The figure stood at 86 in 2016, 66 in 2017 and 93 in 2018. While 22 cases were reported in 2019, 51 cases were recorded in 2020. In 2021, there were 327 dengue cases and one death.
The mosquitoes that cause dengue breed in freshwater and it takes a week for the larvae to hatch. Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquitoes within the genus Aedes. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, and a characteristic skin rash like measles. There are four types of dengue strains. Type II and IV are more severe and normally require hospitalisation. Several hospitals are also witnessing a rise in viral fever cases.
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