Kerala: 2010 dengue cases

[Ronan Kelly]

KERALA
KOTTAYAM
Dengue Fever CHC Erumely, Koruthode: 7 cases 1 fatality, Outbreak: 09/04/2010
Reported: 13/04/2010
Population of affected area: 10656
Symptoms:High grade fever, rash, malaise, Thrombocytopenia
7 samples taken for RTPCR for Dengue Virus of which 4 samples are positive. ? District level RRT investigated the outbreak at Koruthode. ? Samples of patients with history of fever less than 5 days duration were collected for viral studies at ICMR Field Research Centre, Kottayam. ? Source reduction measures, ? Health awareness classes at ward level Investigation Open

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Dengue fever spreading in Kasargod Taluk'

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Kasargod, June 7: Officials of the Health Department informed at a development meeting that Dengue fever spreading in Kasargod taluk.

In 2010, a total of 45 people suffered from Dengue in the district and out of it, 30 belonged to Kasargod taluk.

Maximum number of cases are reported in Kuttikol Gram Panchayat, where 15 persons were reported to be suffering from Dengue fever and one died.

In 2009, 48 people had Dengue fever, wherein 30 persons belonged to Kasargod taluk.
Fever, eye strain, body pain, muscle pain, vomiting, stomach pain, redness in stool and weakness are the symptoms of Dengue fever.

The fever spreads through mosquitos belonging to aedes family. Mosquitos in arecanut and rubber plantations too may cause the disease.

In addition to Dengue, 6 persons had rat fever in the district. Rat fever cases were reported in Chemnad, Puthige, Kuttikol, Madhur, Enmakaje and Badiadka. Health Department is prepared to fight the diseases, officials informed.

A total of 22 posts of doctors including 11 assistant surgeons remain vacant in the district. Similarly, 135 posts including para-medical staff too remain vacant, officials informed.

Kasargod MLA C T Ahmed Ali presided over the meet. Manjeshwara MLA C H Kunhambu, Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee President P B Abdul Razak and others were

 

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Fourdie of dengue fever in Kollam

Express News ServiceFirst Published : 09 Jun 2010 01:36:30 AM ISTLast Updated : 09 Jun 2010 07:54:34 AM IST

KOLLAM: Two patients died here on Tuesday from dengue fever. In a suspected case of dengue, a girl identified as Shibi Vinod, from Mynagappally died in a private hospital.


However, the district medical authorities have not confirmed dengue as the cause of the death. Another patient from Kundara died at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. Meanwhile, four more cases of H1N1 have been reported in the district. The district medical authorities said that the medicine for H1N1 disease, will be supplied free of cost at all taluk hospitals, Community Health Centres and the private hospitals.

Kottayam: As a bout of viral fever and related diseases began to grip the district with the onset of the monsoon, two deaths were reported on Tuesday. Bijo, 15, son of Benny of Thenkulathil house, Pulikkunnu, near Mundakkayam, here, reportedly succumbed to dengue fever on Tuesday.

Another casualty is Chacko Devasia, 57, of Karippingampurathu, Thommankavala, Aarpookara, who died at the MCH here on Tuesday. He was under treatment for viral fever. There have been seven deaths so far in various parts of the district, owing to fever-related illness.

918 fever cases in Thrissur Thrissur: Around 918 fever cases were reported in the district on Tuesday. Of these 17 cases are suspected chickungunya and two dengue fever. This is in addition to the six cases of confirmed chickungunya in the district
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Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

Fever-control activities at the panchayat level

Staff Reporter

Thiruvananthapuram: Fever-control activities should be strengthened at the levels of the three-tier panchayats and an Additional Director of Health Services will monitor and review the activities at the district level, it was decided at a meeting called by Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy here on Wednesday to review the fever situation in the district.

The meeting was told that almost 99 per cent of the fever cases being reported in the district were simple viral fever, a seasonal infection with the commencement of every monsoon. No substantial increase in number of dengue cases had been reported.

Eighteen new cases of dengue were confirmed in the district on Wednesday.

District Medical Officer N. Sridhar said 10 mobile fever clinics were functioning in the district and two more would be started on Thursday, courtesy the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

The Minister asked the community medicine departments in the medical colleges to assist the district health administration whenever a cluster of dengue cases were reported from an area. Steps were taken to ensure that all health-care centres had sufficient stocks of medicines.

Dr. Sridhar said that with influenza A(H1N1) infection flaring up in the community, Tamiflu had been made available in all primary health centres.

As pregnancy seemed to be a high-risk factor for vulnerability to the infection, accredited social health activists under the NRHM, the health field staff and medical officers in the primary health centres had been directed to detect fever in pregnant women and start early treatment.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061058660300.htm

 

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Pathanamthitta sees 53 dengue cases in 38 days

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935 cases of viral fever reported from government hospitals on Wednesday

Health issueatients undergoing treatment for fever at the General Hospital in Pathanamthitta on Wednesday.

PATHANAMTHITTA: With two more confirmed cases of dengue fever, the total number of dengue cases in Pathanamthitta district in the past 38 days has gone up to 53 on Wednesday.
Talking to The Hindu here on Wednesday, Dr. Laila Divakar, District Medical Officer, said the department had launched an elaborate public awareness campaign in the problem-hit areas and other parts of the district in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease. According to official sources, as many as 935 cases of viral fever have been reported from various government healthcare centres in the district on Wednesday.

Health department sources said that a large number of viral fever cases, many of which suspected to be dengue, had been reported from Enadimangalam in the Parakode block.

A good number of suspected dengue fever cases have also been reported from the Elanthoor block and in the municipal limits of Pathanamthitta and Adoor.

The DMO said the Pathanamthitta General Hospital had the facility for conducting confirmatory test for dengue fever and all the Community Health Centres and the taluk hospitals in the district have got the facility for ?card test', making diagnosis easier. She said the disease was being dealt with at all hospitals as per the treatment protocol.

Official sources said the density of Aedes mosquito was found to be much higher in many areas of the district this year, reportedly owing to lack of sanitation and proper waste disposal. What was needed was proper public awareness for effective reduction of mosquito-breeding sources and the local self-government institutions should take the lead in this regard, said the sources.

Ironically, the local bodies and various other departments have not yet taken the issue seriously, leaving many places, even remote places, littered with solid waste, making them breeding places for flies and rodents.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061059180300.htm

 

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Viral fever: mobile medical units set up in Thrissur district

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One suspected case of malaria reported in Thrissur


FEVER CLINIC: The out-patient wing at the Thrissur district hospital witnesses rush on Wednesday as the number of viral fever cases continues to increase

Thrissur: The Health Department has deployed mobile medical units to tackle the spurt in the number of viral fever cases in the district.

The mobile units with doctors, assisting staff and medicines are kept ready at block, taluk and district-level hospitals to handle emergency situations, sources at the District Medical Office said.

On Wednesday, 1,152 people reported at various hospitals with viral fever. It included two suspected cases of Dengue and one each of malaria and leptospirosis. About 170 cases of diarrhoea were also reported in the district.

So far, six chikungunya cases were confirmed in the district. Blood samples of 17 suspected cases had been sent for laboratory tests.

As mosquitoes were the major vectors of epidemics such as chikungunya, malaria and dengue fever, mosquito eradication programmes have been intensified in the district.

Regular fogging is undertaken to prevent mosquito breeding.

Health management

Local Self Government institutions will implement a health management programme in 121 schools in the district. According to district panchayat president Ambadi Venu, the health screening of students in connection with the programme would be completed by August. Medical camps will be held in schools in the next phase.

Local body institutions will arrange the facilities for the programme, Mr. Venu said. The health programme was held in 118 schools last year.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061060010300.htm

 

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Kerala - Pathanamthitta

Dengue fever cases touch 60

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Mobile fever clinics in Pathanamthitta

Vector control unit constituted in district

?Fever wards' opened in healthcare centres

PATHANAMTHITTA: As many as 1,170 cases of viral fever have been reported at various government healthcare centres in the district on Thursday. According to Health Department sources, the number of dengue cases in the past 39 days has gone up to 60 with seven more cases reported from the district on Thursday.

Action plan

Meanwhile, an official meeting chaired by District Medical Officer Laila Divakar here on Thursday chalked out an action plan to combat viral fever that has attained epidemic proportion in certain areas. According to DMO, mobile fever clinics will be deployed in the affected areas from Friday morning.

A mobile team each would be stationed at General Hospitals at Pathanamthitta and Adoor, District Hospital at Kozhencherry, Taluk Hospitals at Thiruvalla and Ranni, various Community Health Centres and at Koipram Primary Health Centre. A vector control unit was constituted for combating vector-borne diseases on Thursday, according to Dr. Divakar said. The 24-member unit is headed by Suresh, a biologist.

Special ?fever ward' will be opened at all government healthcare centres having in-patient facility. Dr Divakar said sufficient stock of medicine was available at all government hospitals in the district. She said the meeting has decided to intensify vector source reduction drive by including students too in the programme in the coming days. As many as 127 patients have sought treatment at the medical camps held at Kunnida and Vadasserikkara Tribal School on Thursday. Vector control drive was carried out at Enadimangalam, Pathanamthitta, Kunnida and Aerath on Thursday, she added.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/11/stories/2010061160820300.htm

 

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Kerala - Kasargode

Youth dies of suspected dengue fever

Kasaragod: An under graduate student from the district died of suspected dengue fever at a hospital in Mangalore on Sunday, Health Department sources said here.

Jibi George (21), a native of the hilly hamlet of Panathoor, succumbed to suspected dengue fever at a private hospital in Mangalore, where he was admitted on Saturday last, they said.

No further cases of dengue fever were reported in the district, which had been experiencing heavy showers for the last few days. ? PTI
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/16/stories/2010061653100300.htm

 

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One person dies of dengue fever in Kozhikode

Kozhikode, Sunday, June 20, 2010: One person has died of dengue fever in Kozhikode district today. The deceased has been identified as Siraj, a resident of Meppayoor. Siraj is a school teacher.

The number of fever-affected patients in the State is increasing day by day, the death toll is also increasing. Two women including a pregnant woman had died due to H1N1 in Kollam yesterday. The deceased are Nisha, 23 from Kottarakkara and Sheena, 40 from Veliyam.

http://www.asianetindia.com/news/person-dies-dengue-fever-kozhikode_166000.html

 

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Kottayam
Dengue Fever PHC Kanakkari, Kuravilangadu
Cases:2
Fatalities:2
Outbreak:20/06/2010
Report:09/07/2010
Population:6094
Notes:High grade fever, rash, malaise, Thrombocytopenia Dengue Fever IgM-Ve ? District level RRT investigated the outbreak at Kurvavilangadu panchayat. ? Dr.Bindukumari, Dy.DMO& DSO and Dr.Roscilline, Medical Officer Ic, PHC Kanakkari, visited Kanakkari area and had discussion with the panchayat, middle level supervisors and attended the funeral of Chacko (Suspected Dengue Fever death at Kanakari) and health talk conducted on 2862010. ? Fever survey ? House visit ? 425 Nos. ? Medical camp conducted on 2562010, 2962010 , 172010 ? Fogging ? 4 round ? Source reduction measures, ? Health awareness classes at ward level Investigation Open
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Dengue capital!

Express News ServiceExpress News ServiceFirst Published : 26 Jul 2010 03:08:45 AM ISTLast Updated : 26 Jul 2010 12:29:12 PM IST

A red alert has been declared in the capital city against the most dreaded disease carrier, ?the Aedes mosquito?.


Thiruvananthapuram, particularly the Corporation area, is under the severe threat of an outbreak of Dengue Fever. A public health emergency has been declared in the city area anticipating an outbreak of dengue.

A study conducted by the Health Department has found that about 40 percent of the total dengue cases reported in the State are from Thiruvananthapuram. This year, in seven months, 268 cases of dengue have been reported from the Corporation area.

??The intermittent rains which are continuing are extremely conducive for the breeding of Aedes mosquito which spreads dengue fever. The monsoon is expected to continue for some time. In this context, district health authorities and public health experts have predicted an impending major outbreak of dengue in the Corporation area unless massive measures are taken at every household,?? says the report.

The study has found that dengue has been detected in all the 82 wards of the Corporation area, of which Vallakkadavu and Thiruvallom have been declared as high risk areas with maximum number of dengue cases being reported from here.

Other high risk areas in the city are Sasthamangalam, Medical College, Poonthura, Karamana, Valiyathura, Peroorkada, Manacaud and Pattom, from where more than ten cases of dengue have been reported.

In January this year, 32 dengue cases were reported from the Corporation area, in February it was 30, March 35, in April it came down to 19 but it rose to 45 in May, 58 in June and 42 cases were reported till July 20.

The district administration and the health authorities have unleashed a massive campaign for the source reduction of mosquitoes in every household and open area.

In a letter sent to the Corporation and district health authorities, the District Collector has said, ??As you are aware, the flight range of Aedes mosquito is around 100 metres and it breeds in artificial collection of water seen around us. In spite of efforts of the City Corporation and district health authorities, mosquito density can be further brought down only by action taken at each house and each campus.??

The District Collector has warned of strict action, including legal measures, against the private or public organisations or institutions which were not ready to take effective measures for source reduction.

The Corporation authorities have called a meeting of the school and college Principals and heads of government and private offices in the Corporation area on July 27 to discuss the issue.

Apart from this, twenty teams under the leadership of health inspectors have been formed to monitor the situation in all the 82 wards. Starting Sunday, the district health authorities have called for dry days on all Sundays and Mondays for at least three weeks as part of source reduction campaign.

On Sundays, dry day should be observed in households, slum areas and also in open campuses. On Mondays, dry day should be observed in schools, colleges, government and private institutions.

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