Dengue Virus

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ISLAMABAD Oct 27Daily Dawn: Dengue fever outbreak in the twin cities has started assuming proportions of an epidemic with the tally of confirmed cases touching 60 and the countrywide figure of deaths due to the disease standing at an all time high of 27.

 

The total number of suspect cases reported in Rawalpindi and Islamabad was 117. The previous figure of highest number of deaths was 11 in 2003.

 

Despite the aggravating situation the civic agencies in the twin cities responsible for tasks like sanitation and anti- mosquito spray are still busy formulating their plans and are yet to take any practical step for mosquito control.

 

Vector control is the only viable option for controlling the spread of the disease, which requires a proactive role by municipal bodies.

 

According to the health ministry, the total number of dengue virus confirmed positive cases in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has now reached 60, out of which 39 are from different hospitals of Rawalpindi and 21 from Islamabad.

 

The number of cases at the start of the week in the twin cities was barely a dozen.

 

Head of Pathology Department, Rawalpindi Medical College, Prof (Dr) Abbas Hayat described the situation as epidemic.

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