Health officials intensify drive to curb mosquito breeding in Ahmedgarh

Continuing their earlier endeavour to sensitise all stakeholders about the need to check and eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites, health officials organised workshops and seminars in their respective areas.

Teams of designated healthcare personnel went to the extent of peeping into cooler tanks, flowerpots and discarded containers at public institutes, besides domestic and commercial units, here today.

Residents were urged to undertake aggressive steps on Friday for killing larvae malaria and dengue causing mosquitoes in their areas.

Ahmedgarh Community Health Centre SMO Dr Jyoti Kapoor said people were unclear about the symptoms of viral fever and dengue and were mistaking every fall in platelet count number as dengue.

She cautioned that victims of fever should neither panic nor fall prey to quacks. “In case of any alarming fall in platelet count patients should visit government healthcare centres or a qualified doctor for the management of the infection,” said Dr Jyoi, maintaining all healthcare centres were well-equipped with facilities required for diagnosis and treatment of the diseases.

Residents were advised that the simplest and easiest job to eradicate vector-borne diseases was to empty and clean water containers in routine, especially on Fridays so that mosquito larvae were not developed.