Dengue cases are on a rise in Pune: Here’s what you need to know!
Dengue fever is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The primary vectors that transmit the disease are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and breeding occurs mainly through man-made containers, including buckets and discarded containers, officials said.
Dengue according to the civic health department report, this year there have been 11 cases of H1N1 virus (swine flu) infection to date.
The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation has said that there has been a rise in the number of dengue cases in the city. Close to 200 cases of dengue and 72 of chikungunya have been confirmed by civic health authorities since January this year.
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Within the span of a fortnight this month, the authorities have confirmed 50 cases of dengue fever in the city. However, there have been no deaths due to dengue, Dr Sanjeev Wavare, assistant medical officer (health) told The Indian Express. Overall, from January to July, there have been 972 suspected cases of dengue, while laboratory tests confirmed the viral infection in 193 cases.
Dengue fever is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The primary vectors that transmit the disease are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and breeding occurs mainly through man-made containers, including buckets, mud pots, discarded containers, used tyres and stormwater drains, making dengue an insidious disease in densely populated urban areas, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Prevention and control of the disease depend on effective vector control measures. “We have issued 971 notices to establishments and societies where breeding spots have been found and Rs 46,000 has been collected as an administrative fee,” Dr Wavare said.
According to the civic health department report, this year there have been 11 cases of H1N1 virus (swine flu) infection to date. In May this year, a 60-year-old man from Phaltan tehsil in Maharashtra’s Satara district was admitted to KEM Hospital for treatment of swine flu. He, however, was not from Pune and later succumbed to the disease, Dr Wavare said.
When contacted, Dr Rajesh Gadia, consulting physician at KEM Hospital said that there is no large outbreak as such and sporadic cases of dengue are being reported. “However, we had admitted six persons with severe symptoms hailing from Baramati and Phaltan in the Intensive Care Unit. They were in shock, with symptoms like low blood pressure and acute respiratory disease syndrome,” Dr Gadia said.
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The expert said that they were also seeing patients with seasonal influenza, apart from dengue and H1N1 virus. According to Dr Amit Dravid, infectious diseases expert at Pune’s Noble Hospital, they have seen a few patients with swine flu infection. The symptoms are similar to Covid-19 infection and a CT scan is conducted for patients with breathlessness to identify the disease, Dr Dravid said.
Source: indianexpress
