Bhopal, Sep 7 (Inditop.com) At least 16 cases of dengue have been reported from this Madhya Pradesh capital, a health department official said Monday.
“The number of dengue cases here has touched 16. They have been confirmed through ELISA test at the Gandhi Medical College. However, though the dengue has spread in almost all parts of the city, what is positive is the change in spread of dengue pattern that has restricted the spread of the disease,” said District Malaria Officer Padmakar Tripathi.
“Normally, it is presumed that dengue that hits a colony or area affects 50-100 families in a row but this time it is not so. It is just hitting one or two persons at a particular place,” he said.
“The department will float a plan to cover urban slum areas where water-logging is rampant and perilous. The department, as of now, is busy in covering affected areas but soon slums of the city would also be tracked down,” said Tripathi.
He said that in the past one month, eight people have succumbed to the disease in the state.
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