Paralakhemundi/Berhampur: Dengue has been playing havoc in Gajapati district as the number of cases has risen to 42, official sources said F riday. Alarmingly, as many as seven people in this district have died of dengue in a month, it was learnt. This has caused severe panic among people with poor sanitation being blamed for the proliferation of Aedes mosquitoes in various parts of the district. It was alleged that no arrangement has been made for treatment of dengue patients at the district headquarters hospital (DHH).
Most patients have to seek treatment at MKCG Medical College and hospital in Berhampur while others have to land in hospitals in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. CDMO PK Patra said that 42 cases have been detected so far and a door-to-door campaign has been mounted in the affected areas. Migrants’ influx worsens Ganjam dengue scenario.
Meanwhile, dengue cases have been on the rise in Ganjam district owing to influx of dengue-afflicted persons from outside the state and other districts. 44 persons have been diagnosed with the disease in the district. The number of dengue patients is increasing with each passing day as people down with dengue fever are arriving at their homes, the district health department officials said. A 22-year-old youth hailing from Nuapada village under Chikiti block was staying at Bhubaneswar and pursuing his studies. There he caught fever and cough and returned to his village after he failed to recover. He underwent a test for dengue Wednesday, the report of which showed him positive, Thursday.
Similarly, a 23-year-old youth of Sundarpur village under Chhatrapur block and a 27-yearold woman of Patrapur village under Patrapur block have also tested positive for the disease. The woman got her blood sample examined at the laboratory of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur which has come out positive. The total positive case tally stands at 44 which includes these three fresh cases, the health officials said. All the three afflicted persons have been admitted to the dengue ward of MKCG Medical College and Hospital. Their health conditions have improved after treatment, doctors in the hospital said