CALANGUTE: Three cases of suspected dengue cases were reported from Calangute in the last one week according to Candolim primary health centre (PHC) health officer Dr Roshan Nazareth.
Nazareth said that dengue cases were far less this year compared with previous years when 15-20 cases would be reported every week. “The less number of cases is due to good surveillance and robust measures undertaken by our staff along with panchayat members. There has been no spill-over of cases unlike last year,” the health officer said.
Anti-container drives and anti-larval measures have helped reduce breeding of the aedes mosquitoes. “The aedes mosquito is a day biter and an infected mosquito can bite 15-20 people and thus infect them,” he said.
