Hyderabad, October 05: The State Government on Wednesday clarified that the situation of seasonal diseases including Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and JE are well under control and there was no alarming situation in the State.
However, the Health Department has been kept on alert to constantly monitor the situation.
The Department of Public Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday informed the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy that so far three Dengue deaths have been reported from the State since July this year.
They denied the reports of more deaths. As many as 271 cases of Dengue have been reported since January to September 30. Officials say that 405 cases were reported last year in the corresponding period.
Of three, two deaths were reported from the Hyderabad and one from Visakhapatnam. In the last week of September, 36 cases were reported in the state. When compared to previous year in the month of September- 346 cases reported, this year it is 179 which shows a decreasing trend.
Officials say that sentinel surveillance has been intensified to get the information of the disease incidence from both the Government and as well as private and Corporate Hospitals.
As many as 25 Sentinel centers identified prior to the transmission season and adequate number of Mac Elisa Test Kits is being supplied to each centre for conducting serological test to each and every suspected case with the symptoms of Dengue and Chikungunya.
The officials said that case management facilities in the hospitals in the State have been streamlined. Platelet separators have been established in major hospitals to enable platelet transfusions, wherever necessary.
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