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As the monsoons set in, civil health officials issued more than 170 notices to builders, housing associations and slum dwellers for failing to disinfect mosquito breeding sites on their premises, with nearly Rs 1 lakh collected as management fees from January to June, according to Dr Suryakant Deokar, Associate Health Officer of Pune Municipal Corporation.
Health officials said they are preparing for outbreaks of waterborne and vector-borne diseases. Of the 461 suspected cases of dengue reported from January to June, 21 were confirmed in Pune.
According to last year’s data, the city of Pune reported at least 5,194 suspected cases of dengue from July to December, while the first six months saw about 700 suspected cases of the vector-borne disease. As many as 687 people tested positive for dengue last year.
An advisory was issued earlier this week to the Department of Pest Control and medical officials in 15 ward offices to boost preparedness levels by conducting daily monitoring of mosquito breeding sites, using biological methods (such as guppies) and encouraging the use of bed nets apart. From taking information, education and communication campaigns to schools.
“We have also trained our medical officials, who in turn have conducted awareness sessions for health workers in government-run dispensaries and hospitals,” said Dukar. He urged private hospitals to report every case of dengue fever so that preventive measures can be taken proactively in the area where the case was detected.
When called, Dr Rajesh Jadea, a consultant physician at KEM Hospital, said, “We are starting to see some cases of dengue, but usually we see more patients after two weeks or so after the initial shower.”
Gadia stressed collective responsibility. “The containers that hold water and fill up after it rains can even be small teacups or coconut shells. We need to make sure that we don’t have any water pooling in our buildings, including empty containers or open barrels that have been filled with water for more than four hours.” to five days. Apart from the institution’s practice of monitoring mosquito breeding sites, it is also the duty of every citizen to ensure that primary prophylaxis against dengue and chikungunya is carried out in their homes.”
From January to May, Pune reported 9,199 cases of diarrhea and 768 cases of gastroenteritis. Among other waterborne diseases, typhoid has infected 350 people in Pune, according to data from the Pune Department of Health. The constituency includes Pune, Satara and Solapur districts.
Dr Abhijit Phadnis, Assistant Director (Medical), Pune Department, said certified social health activists, multi-purpose workers and others were involved in the daily monitoring activities. He said that guidance has been sent to the regions to prepare action plans to check for vector-borne and water-borne diseases.
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