Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jul 20: Deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Sasikanth Senthil, said that prevalence of dengue and malaria has increased in the district and so far, 404 cases have been detected.
"Three have died of fever so far. One of these deaths has been confirmed as having been on account of dengue. Blood samples of two more and another case in which the person is suffering from suspected dengue have been collected and sent to Manipal hospital for testing," he narrated, addressing a press meet here on Friday July 19.
He said that the death of Veena Nayak at Kadaba three weeks back has been confirmed as a case of dengue. "The doctors have expressed suspicion about the causes of deaths of Krish (8) at Kodialbail Mangaluru some days back, and of student, Shraddha K Shetty from Gujjarakere. Samples of blood of these two, and that of Nagesh, cameraman of a TV channel, who have been treated as suspicious cases, have been referred to Manipal hospital, he said.
The split up figures of these cases are 253 in Mangaluru taluk, 39 in Bantwal, 67 in Puttur, 27 in Beltangady and 23 in Sullia. Ninety percent of people have been healed through treatment, he stated.
Senthil said that steps like fogging have been undertaken as breeding grounds have been formed for mosquitos due to warm, rainy climate. Four teams led by senior officials function under the command centre initiated by the district administration. In addition to government doctors, private doctors and NGOs will also be involved in conducting verifications. Heads of these teams meet at the office of the deputy commissioner every evening and furnish report, he added.
The deputy commissioner said that the personnel have been asked to conduct fogging even inside houses in areas where mosquitoes are in large numbers, and requested residents to cooperate. He also said that if accumulation of water near construction sites and mosquitos of larvae are observed, the concerned would be penalized.
Shraddha K Shetty lost her life due to suspected dengue. She happens to be the daughter of Kishore Shetty and Sharada Shetty couple from Gujjarakere near Jeppu Market. She was a seventh standard student of Jerosa primary school in the city. Her elder sister is a second PU student, and both had suffered from fever since two weeks. Both were admitted into private hospital last Friday, and the elder sister had recovered and discharged on Tuesday night. But Shraddha became comatose on Tuesday night. She was shifted to another hospital but she lost her battle for life at 6.30 pm on Thursday.
The deputy commissioner, city corporation commissioner Muhammed Nazeer and others visited the house of the deceased student and condoled the girl's death.