Intensive campaign for dengue prevention, dengue cases zero
Durg. In various areas of Durg district, including Bhilai Municipal Corporation area and Durg Municipal Corporation area, the work of control and prevention related to dengue is being done continuously by the Health Department and Municipal Corporation staff. On 22nd November, the cases of Dengue ELIZA positive are zero. Mosquito source reduction work has been done daily by the field staff of the Health Department by going door-to-door in the residential areas of all dengue-prone patients. The team of Municipal Corporation Bhilai, Charoda Risali Public Health Department, Bhilai Steel Plant and Municipal Corporation Durg is continuously carrying out fogging work with Temiphos to destroy larvae and Malathion to destroy Aedes mosquitoes in dengue affected areas.
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. J. According to P. Meshram, for dengue control and prevention, a total of 186556 houses have been surveyed by the team of Durg, Bhilai, Charoda, Risali Municipal Corporation Public Health Department, Bhilai Steel Plant Health Department, Rural and Urban, and the Kular water has been tested. Number of tanks and other containers – 211397 out of which 86440 were evacuated. Larvae were destroyed by adding Temifos at 119981 places in all the containers, health education was given to prevent dengue and malaria through 182591 pamphlets. The Chief Medical and Health Officer of the district, the District Malaria Officer, all the Municipal Corporations and the media are continuously appealing to the people that observing one day a week as a dry day would be appropriate for the prevention and control of dengue. On that day, all the containers in the house like cooler, water tank and others in which rain water is collected should be drained in a flat place.
Using mosquito net while sleeping will be effective for prevention and control of dengue and malaria. If the appeal is not accepted, if larvae are found in a house for the first time, then the Municipal Corporation employees will give advice and if larvae are found for the second time, a fine ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 will be levied, which will be the responsibility of the person. Chief Medical and Health Officer of the district, Dr. J. P. Meshram and District Malaria Officer Dr. C.B. S. Banjare has appealed to the people to get tested for malaria and dengue in case of fever. Dengue and malaria testing will be done at the district hospital, civil hospital, all community health centers. Center and Prath. Swa.K. Urban Primary. Swa. Testing is being done free of cost in health centres, sub-health centres, health and wellness centres. It would be appropriate to take medicine only after examination and after consultation with the doctor.
