Re: India Dengue 2012
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Dengue MOPD Case of BRAM Hospital,Raipur 3 0 05/12/2012 2012-12-19 17:07:09 1000 Khilawan 24M,Kamal 26M & Kavita Chaturvedi 21F MOPD cases of BRAM Hospital,Raipur on 05.12.12 & 061212 respectively. Lab Test by Medical College Lab Raipur that dengue positive Adress was not given by department of microbiology,Pt. JNM Medical College,Raipur. Investigation Open NA
Dengue Central Jail & Fafadhi & Sunder Nagar, Raipur 3 0 01/12/2012 2012-12-19 17:08:14 4000 Kamal 29M Cental Jail,Raipur MOPD cases of BRAM Hospital,Raipur on 061212 .Sachin Netam 32M Sunder Nagar & Neesha patel 13F Fafadhi,Raipur admitted in RK Care Hospital,Raipur on 01.12.12 & 04.12.12. Lab Test by Medical College Lab Raipur & RK Care Hospital Raipur that dengue positive Survey in all affected area house to house visit done by District Malaria Officer Team and Epidemic Combact Team.And create awareness in community to prevent dengue in that area.Letter issued to Nagar Nigam Raipur for conducting fogging & Antilarval activity in that area.And IEC activity done in Urban area for Dengue. Investigation Open Health team working in the affected area.
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Kolkata records high cases of Dengue in 2012 than other cities in India
20 DECEMBER 2012
New Delhi: The mosquito-borne dengue fever is mostly affected all metro cities of India but Kolkata leads among the metros with the highest number of dengue cases (3321). Chennai with 988 cases and Mumbai with 907 cases in 2012.
Dengue spread increased by 283% in Mumbai, by 100% in Chennai in 2012 when compared with 2011. Where as Delhi dengue numbers increased rose 199 in 2011 to as high as 3,321 in a year.
Delhi, has shown the highest circulation of the virus serotype 2 which causes hemorrhagic fever and hence records a high mortality rate.
Dr AC Dhariwal, chief of India’s National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, told TOI that the genetic analysis of the virus strain conducted by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has found that it is of genotype 4 that didn’t exist earlier.
Dr Dhariwal said, “Type 2 strain of dengue is known to result with severe manifestations of the disease. On the other hand, we have seen a completely new genotype this season.”
Dr Shobha Broor, head of microbiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), added, “Delhi is seeing an outbreak of type 2 dengue virus which is the most dangerous type. Chandigarh too is facing a similar type 2 outbreak. Genotype tells us how the virus is changing. Since genotype 4 hasn’t occurred earlier, the population in Delhi is more susceptible to getting infected and they aren’t naturally protected against this particular type,” Dr Broor said.
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http://myhealthbowl.com/latest-heal...of-dengue-in-2012-than-other-cities-in-india/
Neem-papaya juice passes dengue test
By Pushpa Narayan, TNN | Dec 20, 2012, 05.48 AM IST
CHENNAI: After more than 37,000 dengue cases, including 227 which resulted in death, across India, a grandma's antidote for the virus seems to be getting scientific endorsement. A herbal concoction — juice of papaya leaf, common neem and hill neem — being given to dengue patients in government hospitals in Tamil Nadu has been found to have anti-viral properties. Tests conducted at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine found that the Siddha preparation brought down symptoms and speeded up the recovery of patients.
Scientists dropped the four strains of the dengue virus on the cell lines (drawn from the gut cells of dengue causing albopictus mosquito) and added the herbal preparation. Normally, the virus would have entered the cells. "After two days, we found the cell-lines were unaffected. The virus was neutralized by the herbal formulation. Further tests showed it blocked the virus from entering the cell. In cells where the virus had already entered, it prevented multiplication," said King Institute director Dr P Gunasekaran.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...e-passes-dengue-test/articleshow/17686175.cms
Outbreak of Dengue Across Major Metro Cities
An increase in the number of dengue cases during current year was reported from major metropolitan cities of the country.
Dengue Cases reported from four metropolitan in the current year upto 11th December, 2012 and in the corresponding period in 2011 are given below:
Sl.No / Metropolitan City / Dengue Cases in 2011 / Dengue Cases in 2012
1 / Delhi / 1111 / 2068
2 / Mumbai / 320 / 907
3 / Kolkata / 199 / 3321
4 / Chennai / 973 / 988
The Government of India advises and helps the States/UT Governments in tackling vector borne diseases, including dengue, through the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme. The Government of India has taken the following steps for prevention and control of Dengue in the country:
1. Technical Assistance:
a) A Long Term Action Plan was formulated and circulated to the State/UTs for implementation in January, 2007.
b) A Mid Term Plan was developed for prevention and control of Dengue and approved by the Committee of Secretaries on 26-05-11. This plan was also circulated to the State/UTs for implementation.
c) National guidelines for clinical management of cases have been sent to the States for circulation and use in all hospitals.
2. The dengue situation in the country is closely monitored and reviewed with the States/UT Government.
a) Union Health & FW Secretary reviewed the situation in the States with the State Health Secretaries on 12th September, 2012.
b) Committees of Secretaries (CoS) reviewed the situation through video conferencing in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pudducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal on 05th October, 2012.
c) The Union Minister for Health &FW reviewed the situation with the State Health Ministers of Delhi and Haryana on 08th October, 2012.
d) The situation in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was reviewed by the Union Minister for Health & FW on 12th October, 2012. at Chennai.
e) A review with Mission Directors, NRHM was undertaken on 31st October, 2012.
3. In view of the importance of the issue, the Union Health & FW Minister had written on 31st May, 2012 to all CMs of States & UTs to tackle the Dengue problem. An Advisory was earlier issued by the Union Health & FW Secretary on 26th March, 2012 to all Chief Secretaries and by Director NVBDCP to all Director, Health Services on 28th February, 2012.
4. Field visits were carried out to assess the preparedness and to provide technical guidance to the States.
5. Training is imparted to clinicians on case management as per GOI guidelines and to other health care functionaries on programme activities.
6. Diagnostic Facilities Provided:
(a) For augmenting diagnostic facilities, the numbers of Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals (SSHs) with laboratory support has been increased to 347 across the country from 110 and linked with 14 Apex Referral laboratories with advanced diagnostic facilities for back up support for Dengue across the country.
(b) ELISA based IgM test kits were provided to these institutes through National Institute of Virology, Pune free of cost. During current year (till 16.11.12), a total of 2312 dengue diagnostic kits (1 Kit= 96 tests) have been provided by Centre to SSHs.
(c) ELISA based NS1 test kits for early detection of cases from 1st day of disease can be procured by the States/UT Governments locally using NRHM/NVBDCP funds.
(d) to(f) Controlling dengue is an ongoing activity under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP).
The situation is closely monitored for the prevention and control.
The GOI has taken steps as mentioned in the answer to the para (c) of the question.
This information was given by Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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