The Indian Express 06.12.2013
MC health wing to continue fogging till December
With city hospitals and private clinics still getting dengue
patients, the health department has issued directions to the municipal
corporation’s health wing to continue fogging till the first week of
December ends. Normally fogging ends by mid-November but high
temperatures during the day have led officials to continue fogging even
in December.
Dr Anil Verma, district epidemiologist, said, “These days the
afternoon temperature is between 20-22 degrees celsius as against 17
degrees last year. It is optimum for growth of anopheles aedes larva
mosquito that causes dengue. We have asked the MC to continue with
fogging which normally lasts till mid-November or third week of
November.”
Dr Verma blamed the high temperature, which caused the larvae to
develop into mosquitoes, for the dengue cases still being reported from
city hospitals.Around 1,019 dengue cases have been reported so far from
city hospitals, while seven persons have died. However, this number
does not include patients who were treated at local clinics or were took
to homeopathy or ayurvedic treatments. On an average, about 4-6
patients are testing positive for dengue even now, according to Dr
Verma.
