PANJIM: A total of 110 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in the State from January to July this year as against 149 cases reported during the same period last year.
Of these 110 confirmed dengue cases, 30 were recorded in the month of July.
According to the data provided by the national vector-borne disease control programme (NVBDCP) cell at the Directorate of Health Services, of these 30 confirmed cases recorded in July, four were reported from Mapusa, three each were from Siolim, Colvale, Saligao, and Cortalim. Pernem, Casarvanem and Sankhali saw two cases each while one case each were reported from Candolim, Aldona, Bicholim, Porvorim, Chimbel, Margao, Vasco and Navelim.
As dengue has raised its tentacles in neighbouring states including Karnataka, the state-run health facilities are vigilant against vector borne diseases.
“The neighbouring states are having extremely high cases of dengue. We are vigilant as the new trend which is being seen is the influx of migrant population coming in with fever and testing positive for dengue in rapid tests,” a senior medical officer said.
The officer sought cooperation from the people and local self-governing bodies to continue to keep vector borne diseases under control in the State. The DHS has advised people to take all preventive measures to keep the vector borne diseases at bay.
