The Times of India                 17.09.2014 

AMC begins dengue control drive in 44 ‘high risk’ localities

AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday launched dengue control drive in 44 localities in the city. Based on number of dengue cases reported from different localities in last two months, the municipal body identified 44 'high risk' areas in four municipal wards (A, C, D and F).

The AMC already completed the drive in two municipal wards (B and E) on Saturday.

In ward A, 23 cases of dengue was reported in last two months while ward C has seen two cases. Ward D reported four cases while 15 cases were identified in ward F over the period. There are six municipal wards in the city - A, B, C, D, E and F.

Health officer in the AMC, Jayashree Kulkarni, said that the civic body is giving priority to 44 localities and carrying out abate treatment, fogging and spraying simultaneously.

"Although there are no fresh cases of dengue was reported from the localities, we marked 44 residential areas as 'high risk'," she said.

Sources in the civic body said that as precautionary measure the civic body had added some of the localities where dengue patients were found last season.

"Naregaon and Ambedkar Nagar have not reported positive cases of dengue in the current season but the authorities are still giving it priority," they said. Last year, there were 145 'high risk' localities within municipal limits.

Nine deaths due to dengue were recorded in Aurangabad since July 2014. About 221 dengue suspects have been reported since July, of whom 38 were confirmed.