Uttarakhand Health Secretary urges for blood donation amid surge in dengue cases

In the aftermath of recent heavy monsoon floods that inundated parts of Uttarakhand, health officials are grappling with a significant surge in dengue cases.

Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people.

Waterlogging in areas due to incessant rains has caused a preferable environment for Aedes mosquitoes to breed. These mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in view of the surge in dengue cases in the state, Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij said ''fever corners'' would be set up in government hospitals for prompt treatment. He also said fogging machines would be distributed in urban and rural areas of the state to curb the spread of vector-borne diseases. Vij presided over a review meeting about vector-borne diseases with the officers of Health and Family Welfare Department, Development and Panchayat Department and Urban Local Bodies and other departments concerned here, an official statement said.