The Times of India 21.08.2013
Vadodara Municipal Corporation asks hospitals to report dengue cases
VADODARA: With dengue raising its head in the city again, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has asked hospitals and laboratories to report cases of the disease to the civic body without failure. The hospitals and laboratories were issued notices in this regard too.
VMC officials said that 26 cases of dengue have been reported to it since July 1 this year. Since January 1, the figure stands at 31. The laboratory tests of the only suspected dengue death in Nagarwada late last month have not confirmed dengue.
According to health department officials, the notices were issued to hospitals and clinics in the city in July to strengthen the reporting of dengue. "There is a rise in the number of cases since July due to this. Last year, such notices were issued in August leading to the spike," said an official.
Officials added that health teams had been asked to focus on dengue and conduct door-to-door surveys across the city. They have been typically asked to look for breeding places of mosquitoes and take corrective measures on that front. The civic body is also procuring more fogging machines to take care of the mosquito menace in the city.
VMC medical officer Dr Devesh Patel said that in case of any suspicious dengue case, the doctors and labs have been asked to keep one blood sample for the VMC too. "We get this tested at the laboratory at the SSG Hospital for confirmation. The doctors also get back to us from the report that they get from the private laboratory," he said.
VMC officials said that 26 cases of dengue have been reported to it since July 1 this year. Since January 1, the figure stands at 31. The laboratory tests of the only suspected dengue death in Nagarwada late last month have not confirmed dengue.
According to health department officials, the notices were issued to hospitals and clinics in the city in July to strengthen the reporting of dengue. "There is a rise in the number of cases since July due to this. Last year, such notices were issued in August leading to the spike," said an official.
Officials added that health teams had been asked to focus on dengue and conduct door-to-door surveys across the city. They have been typically asked to look for breeding places of mosquitoes and take corrective measures on that front. The civic body is also procuring more fogging machines to take care of the mosquito menace in the city.
VMC medical officer Dr Devesh Patel said that in case of any suspicious dengue case, the doctors and labs have been asked to keep one blood sample for the VMC too. "We get this tested at the laboratory at the SSG Hospital for confirmation. The doctors also get back to us from the report that they get from the private laboratory," he said.
