Jamshedpur: Fourteen suspected cases of dengue and four suspected cases of brain fever have been reported from different hospitals in the city in the last 36 hours. The district health department has asked the health centres to collect the blood samples of the suspected cases at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College and Hospital (MGMCH).
MGMCH, that was lacking the national communicable disease centre (NCDC) approved medical kit required for detection of dengue virus (DV) in the blood samples, has received the consignment this week enabling the health department to conduct timely tests.
"The department is on high alert following detection of suspected cases of dengue and brain fever. Hopefully, the test reports of the suspected cases shall be available to us in sometime and subsequently we shall share the details," said district civil surgeon S K Jha.
The district civil surgeon's office has asked all hospitals and clinics to make adequate arrangements for vector-borne diseases.
"The details of each of the suspected cases have to be reported to the concerned officials in the surveillance office of the district civil surgeon," said Jha.
The private pathology centres have also been asked to share the information with the civil surgeon's office.
Majority of the suspected cases of dengue that are undergoing treatment at TMH are residents of Mango, Bagbera, Birsanagar, Sakchi and Kadma.
The district administration has asked the two notified areas of Jamshedpur and Mango and Jugsalai municipality to carry out cleanliness drive in the slums and colonies where vector-borne diseases are reported every monsoon.
MGMCH, that was lacking the national communicable disease centre (NCDC) approved medical kit required for detection of dengue virus (DV) in the blood samples, has received the consignment this week enabling the health department to conduct timely tests.
"The department is on high alert following detection of suspected cases of dengue and brain fever. Hopefully, the test reports of the suspected cases shall be available to us in sometime and subsequently we shall share the details," said district civil surgeon S K Jha.
The district civil surgeon's office has asked all hospitals and clinics to make adequate arrangements for vector-borne diseases.
"The details of each of the suspected cases have to be reported to the concerned officials in the surveillance office of the district civil surgeon," said Jha.
The private pathology centres have also been asked to share the information with the civil surgeon's office.
Majority of the suspected cases of dengue that are undergoing treatment at TMH are residents of Mango, Bagbera, Birsanagar, Sakchi and Kadma.
The district administration has asked the two notified areas of Jamshedpur and Mango and Jugsalai municipality to carry out cleanliness drive in the slums and colonies where vector-borne diseases are reported every monsoon.
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