Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 5: The Health Department and civic bodies have intensified the preventive measures to control the rising cases of Dengue in Jammu Division.
As per the office of State Malariologist, a total of 1078 cases of Dengue have been reported in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with majority of cases in districts of Jammu (659), Kathua (194) and Samba (94) in Jammu Division till November 3.
The Health Department has upscaled the ongoing activities like vector control activities (bio larvicide fish, spraying & Fogging) and IEC/BCC activities (Print, Electronic, Social Media & miking). On the spot visit are being conducted to the areas having a high number of reported cases and Radio talks to increase the awareness among the masses regarding preventive measures is being aired periodically by the senior officers of the Department.
To kill adult mosquitoes, the Health Department in collaboration with Jammu Municipal Corporation, has conducted thermal fogging two rounds (42 days) in a phased manner covering 75 wards of Jammu urban areas and additional rounds of fogging as per the NVBDCP guidelines. Similar activities are being carried out in the other districts like Samba, Kathua and Udhampur also.
Extra round of spraying was also done in collaboration with JMC. Indoor space spray and larvicide sprays are being done as per guidelines. Ten Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals with diagnostic facility are functional. Further, keeping in view the upsurge of the cases, 155 beds have been dedicated for the hospitalized patients at GMC Jammu and all District Hospitals and new GMCs at Doda, Kathua and Rajouri.
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