JAIPUR: Mansarovar among urban areas and Kotputli in the rural belt are the worst-hit dengue zones as the city continues to witness a spike in vector-borne seasonal diseases.
Large number of patients from Mansarovar, Walled City and Vaishali Nagar areas are reaching hospitals and clinics with symptoms of dengue. Post rains, Mansarovar has reported 167 cases of dengue, Walled City 112 and Vaishali Nagar 111.
Dravyavati river in Mansarovar is also turning into a breeding ground of mosquitoes. Health department officials are conducting anti-larvae operations along the river banks. “We have intensified our survey and anti-larvae operations across the city,” said Dr Narrottam Sharma, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I).
In rural areas, Kotputli has reported 299 cases till date. Kotputli has always been a high risk area for dengue as it has a history of outbreak of vector-borne diseases.
Sanganer, which is also among areas which are worst-hit due to dengue, has reported 174 cases.
Spread of dengue is more in urban areas than in rural belt
While 922 persons have tested positive for the ailment in urban areas so far, 795 cases have been reported from Jaipur rural areas.
The health department is preparing a daily record of dengue cases as it was declared as a notifiable disease in the state two years ago. “We send daily area-wise list of those who tested positive for dengue to Jaipur Municipal Corporation, which then conducts fogging on the basis of areas witnessing a spike in cases,” said a health department official.
