District Admin Appoints Entomologists To Monitor Anti-dengue Drive In Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Area

To cope with dengue fever spread, 50 entomologist and 20 doctors have been appointed by district administration to monitor the anti-dengue activities in Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) areas.

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Oct, 2018 ) :To cope with dengue fever spread, 50 entomologist and 20 doctors have been appointed by district administration to monitor the anti-dengue activities in Rawalpindi Cantonment board (RCB) areas.

Chairing a meeting to review anti-dengue arrangements, Deputy Commissioner Umer Jhangir Wednesday directed the officials of the concerned departments to take necessary action for eliminating of dengue larvae as number of dengue patients reached to 191 which is an alarming situation and number of cases have been reported from RCB area.

The DC directed to expedite surveillance activities or tracing larva and its eradication besides focusing on hotspots where larva has been detected during current checking.

He directed the officials to make maximum arrangements for the treatment of dengue fever patients; besides all possible preventive measures to meet any eventuality.

Umer said the officials to create awareness among the residents of the use of mosquito net or mosquito repellents like mats and coils. On the occasion health official briefed that during indoor surveillance in Rawal Town,Potohar town, Chaklala Cantonment and Rawalpindi cantonment areas 31,584 houses were checked during October 5 to October 8 where larvae was found at 864 houses While 21,545 spots were checked during outdoor surveillance by 225 teams in the said areas and larvae was found at 24 points, he added.

He told that 1715 dengue fever suspects have so far beenbrought to the allied hospitals of the city, out of which 191 having denguepositive results who were being provided the required treatment, he added.