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Telangana to get 18 new labs to fight dengue bite
Under National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), the State government is going to set up 18 new labs for diagnosis of dengue across Telangana. Around 2,500 people were diagnosed with dengue this year and 2,120 with malaria.
Hyderabad: Under National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), the State government is going to set up 18 new labs for diagnosis of dengue across Telangana. Around 2,500 people were diagnosed with dengue this year and 2,120 with malaria.
Vector borne diseases including malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis and filariasis pose a major public health problem in Telangana. The Medical and Health Department has identified Kothagudem, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Hyderabad, Mancheriyal, Asifabad and Adilabad districts as endemic districts.
According to officials, the NVBDCP has accorded permission to five new labs for diagnosis of dengue. The health department has proposed another 13 more sentinel surveillance hospitals (SSH) labs for dengue and chikungunya diagnosis of 2017 -18 year. However, as of November 3, as many as 645 dengue cases were reported in Khammam and 502 cases in Hyderabad. As many as 12 platelet transfusion centres have been extending services free of cost.
During 2017, till date 2,097 malaria cases were reported. As many as 4.89 lakh long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN) were sanctioned by NVBDCP and the supply is in progress in 13 districts. In 2017, Hyderabad tops in malaria with 534 cases and with 514 cases Kothagudem (Bhadradri) the second. According to officials, malaria cases were not reported in of Gadwal Jogulamba and Siricilla Rajanna districts.
Dr M Geyanand, a former MLC, who suffered from dengue fever in October shared his experiences of how he recovered without transfusion of platelets at a private hospital in Hyderabad. “In Anantapur, the number of platelets came down to 70,000. When admitted in a Hyderabad hospital, the platelets decreased to 40,000 and 27,000 within 48 hours. Then after the platelets started to increase from 37,000 to 1.50 lakh within 48 hours. Doctors managed only with Intravenous fluids, without any antibiotic. They waited for decreasing platelets. The patient needs platelets transfusion if he is bleeding,” he said.
Dr M Goverdhan, General Physician, Care Hospital, said for two weeks the cases had been come down as the rains stopped. “As a community, we have to prevent mosquitos from breeding. With this, dengue cases will come down,” he said.
Dr K Shankar, Superintendent, said they diagnosed dengue fever with high grade fever, body pains, sometimes vomiting and loose motions and rashes in the body. If the fever did not come down, it could be dengue fever and the patients should consult the nearest doctor, he said and added that only symptomatic treatment is available for dengue.
Dr S Prabhavathi, Additional Director and State Programme Officer, NVBDCP, said instructions were given to District Medical and Health Officers and District Programme Officers to collect the dengue cases admissions in private hospitals.
