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TURA: In view of rising cases of Dengue being detected in the district and in other parts of Garo Hills, the Inter-Sectoral Planning Meeting to strengthen the measures for prevention of Vector Borne Diseases (Malaria, Dengue, Chikunguniya, Japanese Encephalitis, etc., was held on Monday at Circuit House in Tura where the West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner and other Medical Officers of the district attended.
During the meeting a directive was given to Medical Officers by the deputy commissioner to prepare Dos and Don’ts with regard to the disease and also to sensitize the people of the district to take precautionary measures against it.
District Medical Officer and In-charge National Vector Borne Diseases and Control Programme (NVBDCP), Tura, Dr Bichitrani Marak highlighted the disease scenario of Dengue especially in the district of West Garo Hills. She informed that there was no specific treatment available in the district that at present depends on precautionary measures only.
“A survey reported by Entomological Surveillance for Vector Borne Diseases identified a few potential breeding spaces in and around urban areas including market area, Fancy Valley, Dobasipara, Hawakhana, Beldarpara, Dakopgre, Cherangre where collection of stagnant water from rain, leakages from water-pipes, storing of water without covering for using in the house, collection of water in cut bamboo poles in some areas and throwing of disposable cups and earthen cups and pots would provide a breeding ground for these mosquitoes,” Marak said.
Medicine Specialist of Tura Civil Hospital, Dr Debashis Sarkar also spoke about the causes, symptoms, life cycle of the Aedes mosquito which cause dengue and preventive measures of the disease.
He informed that Gambusia fish could be used to prevent the disease as this fish eats the mosquito larvae and control the mosquito population biologically. Further he explained in detail about various measures necessary to be taken in order to prevent the spread of the disease in the region. |
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