Team Herald
VASCO: There has been a rise in suspected dengue cases in the port town almost six such cases being detected.
According to sources, around six children from Vasco, who are suspected to be suffering from dengue, are undergoing treatment at the Chicalim Hospital and at Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim.
Vascoites have been spending sleepless nights due to the dengue outbreak since the beginning of monsoons. Several cases of people suffering from fever have been detected with the residents undergoing medical treatment in private as well as government hospitals.
According to the sources, on an average, nearly 12 patients visit the Chicalim hospital with fever.
It may be recalled that in the last couple of months, two residents of Vasco had succumbed to the dreaded disease. A youth from Vasco had recently succumbed to dengue fever. He was earlier admitted to Chicalim hospital.
When questioned on the outbreak of dengue cases in the port town, a medical officer said the vector-borne diseases occur during monsoons. However, continuous downpour results in mosquito eggs getting washed away. But if there is interrupted rain then such period is beneficial for mosquitoes to breed in large number. The officer stressed the need to fog the breeding sites and by keeping the surroundings clean.
