Even as Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials make tall claims about complete sanitation and door-to-door garbage collection, dengue cases have reached alarming levels in the city. As many as 90 cases were reported in the city, while another 25 cases were discovered in the surrounding Ranga Reddy district this year. Last year 57 cases were reported in the city and 25 in the surrounding areas.
Dengue fever is caused by a virus which enters the human body when an infected mosquito bites. The person infected with the virus suffers from high fever and headache.
Also, the 90 cases were reported at government institutes like Fever Hospital, Gandhi and Osmania General Hospitals. However, officials have not recorded dengue cases reported at private hospitals. Sources said the number of dengue cases could be over 200 if patients treated by private hospitals are also taken into consideration.
According to a Director of Health report, 89 dengue cases were reported in the city since January 2008, compared to 57 cases last year. Similarly, 25 cases were reported in the surrounding Ranga Reddy district this year against last year’s 42 cases. However, there were no reported deaths due to the deadly fever this year. Interestingly, 30 per cent of the total dengue cases (307) in the state are from the city. “There were 1,024 dengue suspected cases in the state this year. Compared to last year, the number of dengue cases have come down to 307 from 587 and two persons died due to dengue. But in the city, there is a rise in dengue cases,’’ additional director (malaria) Dr S S C Chakra Rao told HNN.
GHMC officials claim several cases were detected in the surrounding Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Medak district, but patients land in city hospitals for treatment. As per the report by the Director of Health officials, malaria cases were also on the rise in the city. This year, 275 confirmed malaria cases were reported from the hospitals, while only 253 cases were recorded in 2007.
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