The Hindu    27.07.2012

Follow treatment protocol for dengue: Minister

In the wake of increasing incidence of dengue in the State, Health and Family Welfare Minister Arvind Limbavali on Thursday held a meeting of senior officials from the Health Department and BBMP, representatives from private hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, NIMHANS and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).

Following differing views in the diagnosis of cases by private doctors and the health department officials, the Minister released a protocol for treatment and management of dengue based on the guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation and the Government of India. He directed the representatives of the private hospitals, and government hospitals, to follow a uniform protocol for reporting dengue cases.

All samples that test positive for dengue in private labs should be confirmed by the National Institute of Virology’s field station in Victoria Hospital and NIMHANS lab before the doctors announce them as positive. The Minister directed officials to intensify preventive measures focussing on reduction of mosquito breeding.