A hill town in Assam closes its schools following three fatalities and more than 300 dengue cases
In order to find dengue, the health department has started house-to-house surveillance and tested people who have a fever.
Following the identification of over 300 dengue cases and four dengue-related deaths, the authorities in the Assamese hill town of Diphu shut down all educational institutions for five days as a preventative precaution. In order to find dengue, offer medical aid, and stop the spread of the disease, the health department has started house-to-house monitoring and tested those who have fever.
After visiting Diphu on Sunday to assess the situation, M. S. Lakshmipriya, director of the National Health Mission in Assam, decided to close all schools, colleges, and other educational facilities until November 11.
"Garbage disposal and water storage are the main causes of the virus's spread. Therefore, it has been determined to implement a community-level plan in which individuals are urged to start cleaning campaigns in and around their homes. In buckets, coconut shells, abandoned tyres, and other containers with water, mosquitoes can reproduce. Thus, we are attempting to lessen the breeding grounds for mosquitoes "At Diphu in the Karbi Anglong region of central Assam, she told reporters.
According to sources, people of the hill town have started hoarding water as a result of the dry season's water shortage, which may be one of the factors contributing to the spawning of dengue mosquitoes.
The symptoms of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness, include high fever, headache, vomiting, and discomfort in the muscles and joints, among others. Dengue cases are being reported in Guwahati and a few other Assam districts.
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