Hyderabad reported 496 dengue cases in September: DMHO

Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) Commissioner Dr. J. Ajaya Kumar together with Hyderabad DMHO J. Venkat and Osmania Normal Hospital Superintendent Dr Rakesh Sahay on Tuesday, October 1
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Hyderabad reported 496 circumstances of dengue in September 2024, decrease than the 920 circumstances recorded in the identical month in 2023 and 1,222 circumstances in 2022, in keeping with Hyderabad District Medical and Well being Officer (DMHO) Dr. J. Venkat. Talking to the media on Tuesday, the DMHO highlighted the decline, attributing it to proactive measures taken by the Well being division.

“Usually, dengue circumstances peak in September resulting from rains and elevated vector exercise, however this 12 months we’ve got seen a downtrend,” mentioned Mr. Venkat. He defined that the majority circumstances had been concentrated in Secunderabad, Musheerabad, and Malakpet areas of town the place mosquito-borne exercise was significantly excessive. “The Well being division responded with common fogging and spraying in these areas, which can have contributed to the discount in circumstances,” he mentioned.

The DMHO made the remarks throughout a go to to Osmania Normal Hospital (OGH), the place he was accompanied by Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) Commissioner Dr. J. Ajaya Kumar. The officers had been reviewing the hospital’s response to the continuing seasonal illness outbreaks. OGH Superintendent Dr. Rakesh Sahay was additionally current on the media briefing.

Addressing the rise in chikungunya circumstances, Mr. Venkat famous that after a spot of six to seven years, town is seeing a rise within the viral illness. He assured that the Well being division is conducting common assessments in any respect basti dawakhanas to handle the scenario. He added,“Particular care is being offered to pregnant girls to stop issues associated to the illness.”

Throughout his inspection of OGH’s out-patient and in-patient wards,Dr. Ajaya noticed that the hospital’s drug distribution was operating easily. “The hospital sees about 400 to 500 out-patients day by day, with round 100 presenting with fever. Solely 10 to fifteen of those circumstances require admission, and of them, 5 to 6 are recognized with dengue, none in extreme situation,” he mentioned.