BHOPAL: Four more cases of dengue were diagnosed in the state capital on Monday. Total case load from the vector-borne illness has increased to 185.
According to reports, new concentration of dengue cases is in the Lal Ghati area. A larvae survey of the area has been directed. The four new cases were diagnosed in Lal Ghati, Bagh Mughalia, Maidia Mill areas.
Another locality for the survey is Saket Nagar. Under the direction of chief medical and health officer Bhopal, Dr Prabhakar Tiwari intensive anti-vector activity will be conducted in Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward number 17.
On Monday, larvae were found in containers at various locations in Saket Nagar. The area has reported malaria, dengue and chikungunya cases. Local residents are being urged to take precautions and the use of mosquito nets is being promoted.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection. This may include high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains and a characteristic skin rash.
