Study of Dengue Epidemiology –Visakhapatnam (GVMC Urban)
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Though dengue fever is self limiting disease in most of the cases, the stages of dengue hemorrhagic fever(DHF) and dengue shock syndrome(DSS) are life threatening and need more expensive and expert medical services. Avoiding mosquito bite and interrupting the transmission of virus are sound and inexpensive public health measure. The urban malaria scheme (UMS) working in local bodies (GVMC Urban) is particularly meant for control of vector born diseases. Methodology: Secondary data was collected from Grater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), Visakhapatnam from 2012 to 2016. Total 5 years data was collected. Results & Conclusion: It is noticed that the Dengue cases were reported in epidemic proportion in the year 2016. The GVMC Urban reported 853 cases, highest for the last five years. The morbidity was high and superintendent of King George Hospital was requested to make special arrangements to receive the fever patients with complications for observation and necessary treatment. GVMC Rural is under control of DM&HO Visakhapatnam and program was going as usual. The vector borne diseases particularly Dengue and Malaria are problems in urban and peri urban areas. Though it is clearly mentioned in integrated vector management about indoor residual spry in selected high risk areas, people are not cooperating and UMS staffs are not serious about it. If we go through the mosquito resting habits “Endophilism” (indoor resting) particularly aedes mosquitoes falls under this category and amenable for indoor residual spray. Since urban people are not cooperating for residual spray the alternative method , indoor space spray with pyrethrum which has knock down effect on the vector has been implemented. The transmission of virus is interrupted and Dengue is controlled.
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Dr M Satyanarayana Raju, Dr K Kailash Rao
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