SAS Nagar:The inspection, spray and awareness campaign by the teams of District Health Department for the prevention of Dengue fever has been going on continuously since the month of January across the district. Divulging the details, Civil Surgeon Dr. Mahesh Kumar and District Epidemiologist Dr Shalinder Kaur said that the health teams have surveyed around 1,25,000 houses and other places in the district since January, 2023.
Mosquito larvae have been found in as many as 2800 houses and 922 challans have been issued to the violators. They said that larvae have been found for the first time in most of the house, therefore the violators have been given a strict warning that action will be taken on finding the larvae again.
According to the civil surgeon, teams of health workers inspected a total of 373019 containers including coolers, fridge trays, pots, empty tires, boxes and other items during this period and larvae have been found in 3911 containers. He added that the larvae of the mosquito that spreads dengue fever can turn into a dangerous mosquito in a few days which can even be fatal for a person. He said that there is no definite season for dengue fever but usually it is more prevalent from July to November. He asked people to be fully alert and vigilant against dengue and not to stagnate clean or dirty water anywhere in and around their homes.
Dr. Mahesh Kumar appealed to the people of the district to cooperate for the prevention of dengue and said that the health department on its own is making continuous efforts in this direction but only with the help of the people the district could be made dengue free. People should wear clothes that cover the whole body. If there is a suspected dengue victim, immediately go to the nearest hospital. Dengue testing and treatment is available free of cost in government hospitals across the district. For health related information, the health department helpline no. 104 may be contacted any time.