Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The well being division’s declare that there have been zero dengue instances this yr proved to be false as there have been 19 dengue instances, however the personal hospitals the place these instances have been reported, had failed to tell the well being division about it.

This delay has left the well being division red-faced and now they’re in search of an evidence from the assorted personal hospitals for his or her failure to report the dengue instances, which is necessary. Incidentally, not one of the instances have been reported in May however have been from earlier months.

Ironically, the well being division noticed National Dengue Day, on May 16, and patted its personal again by claiming that there have been no instances this yr.

“We have dashed off a warning letter to the private hospitals telling them that they must report all cases of vector-borne diseases so that the department could take effective preventive action,” mentioned district malaria officer Dr Daulat Patel.

Dr Patel mentioned that they got here to know from different sources that some personal hospitals have been treating dengue sufferers however they weren’t reporting it to the well being division.

“When we prodded them, the private hospitals reported 19 dengue cases. We were surprised by the large number,” Dr Patel mentioned.

He mentioned that the best variety of 11 instances was reported in February, and we’ve made the mandatory adjustments within the official information,” mentioned Dr Patel.

Last yr, 242 instances of dengue have been discovered and well being officers had pulled up their socks this yr. They ran a number of campaigns telling folks to not permit stagnant water, particularly of their coolers, to stay there for a size of time as they turn into breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

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Published on: Sunday, May 21, 2023, 07:35 AM IST