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As dengue continues to rage in parts of India this year, Assam and Manipur have so far reported over 700 cases of the virus and seven deaths.
Assam has reported more cases than Manipur with four deaths reported in the hill district of Karbi Anglong while Manipur has seen cases and deaths in 12 of the state’s 16 districts.
In Assam, a total of 369 dengue cases have been reported since the beginning of October. Karbi Anglong had the highest number of 344 cases and 4 deaths with most of the cases being found in the district headquarters of Diphu.
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This is followed by Kamrup Metropolitan district with 11 cases, 2 cases each in Nalbari, Sibsagar, Dima Hasao and one case each in Darrang, Dibrugarh, Kamrup Rural, Nagaon, Hojai, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.
Officials said the first few cases were detected in the first week of October and continued to increase in the following weeks. While new cases are still there, doctors feel they may decrease within a week or two as the rains have stopped.
“Normally, we have fewer dengue cases in the north-east than other parts of the country. The number of cases in the hilly areas is very rare, but this year there has been a sudden increase,” said Dr Ratul Takur. , Deputy Superintendent, Diphu Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).
Health officials said that measures such as reducing the sources of mosquito breeding, awareness raising and fogging especially in Diphu areas have been taken to reduce the number of cases.
“We are not seeing any dengue outbreak in Karbi Anglong. Only after the first few cases were detected did we increase monitoring and testing. The positive rate is very high and around 250 tests, about 200 are infected, ” said Dr Borsing Rongpi, joint director (health), Karbi Anglong.
“Last year, we conducted 75 investigations, only one person was found in the entire district. We still don’t understand why the disease broke out this year. Regional teams have come to Diphu and are conducting studies,” he added.
Meanwhile, Manipur has so far detected as many as 375 dengue cases which is the highest after 359 cases reported in 2019.
The disease has killed three people in the region this year, and five people are currently being treated in hospitals, according to sources in the health department of the region.
These cases have been reported in 12 districts since the beginning of June this year,” said the state malaria officer Dr AR Chisti of the state health department.
“However, there is nothing to panic as the state health authority is taking all possible measures to control the disease”, the official added.
Among the 16 districts of the state, Tengnoupal has the highest number of cases (200) followed by Churachandpur (51), Imphal East (47), Imphal West (40), Bishnupur (10), Thoubal (10), Kangpokpi (8), Kakching ( 3), Chandel (2), Ukhrul (2), Senapati (1) and Tamenglong (1) respectively. However, no dengue cases have been reported in Jiribam, Kamjong, Noney and Pherzawl districts till date.
According to experts, water containers such as tanks should be completely covered as this is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. One should use mosquito nets and repellents when sleeping.
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