BMC intensifies actions at community level in dengue affected areas

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | July 11, 2021 IST

Bhubaneswar, July 11: Intensive field exercise is continuing in dengue affected areas of Bhubaneswar. Today a team of doctors deployed through Rapid Response Team (RRT) has visited different pockets of ward number 7 and 14 under North Zone of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Following the visit of the entomologist a few days back, the team of doctors has visited many households having new fever cases. The objective of the visit is to have direct doorstep counselling of people having fever and symptoms like dengue. During the visit, the team has observed some suspected cases and discussed signs and symptoms of dengue. On the other hand, few citizens are counselled about the availability of testing facility and their panic behaviour. “At government level there is ‘Elisa testing facility in Capital Hospital and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC)’which is free of cost. Without confirmation we should not name it as dengue that arouses panic in people’s mind, and any case of fever can’t be termed as dengue”; the team of doctors visited the area today has communicated this message to the community members in small group discussions. Amidst the COVID pandemic, due importance is also given by the city administration for action against symptomatic as well as confirmed cases of dengue. As of now 51 confirmed cases has been detected. Other cases of fever are under daily home visit in the area by dedicated team members. “Many are used to do their non - Elisa test which is not accepted to take the appropriate step. Rather they should contact nearest health worker or BMC staff for a confirmatory test abiding protocol”, told Commissioner of BMC Sanjay Kumar Singh.

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