HYDERABAD: Four dengue cases were confirmed in the city while the condition of a dengue patient from Medak being treated at a private hospital here has been described as critical.

Of the six cases for which serum samples were sent for investigation, four turned out to be positive, according to district health officials. However, one of the patients, Kishan Rao treated at Apollo Hospital, hails from Lingannadurgaplly of Warangal district.

Naga Lakshmi of Medak who is also undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital has been described as critical by the health officials. "She had haemorrhage with shock syndrome and is on ventilator," said District Medical and Health Officer S. Satyavathi.

Awareness campaign

The other patients were being treated at Niloufer Hospital, Yashoda, Global and New Life Hospital. "These patients are recovering," Dr. Satyavathi said.

Meanwhile, awareness campaign to highlight the ill effects of mosquito breeding were launched in different parts of the city. Dr. Satyavathi and MCH Commissioner Sanjay Jaju and others visited schools and interacted with students.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy reviewed dengue control campaign with Ministers and top officials at a meeting of the State Health Mission of which he is also the chairman. He asked officials to seek community cooperation at every level in dealing with such serious situations.

He asked all departments, NGOs, doctors and health workers, local bodies and people's representatives to work in tandem on a war footing to manage and control the mosquito menace in the State and check vector borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis.

Dr. Reddy said a State-level action plan was prepared to control the diseases.

Funds no constraint

Necessary budget had already been released under the National Rural Health Mission and from the State Budget too for buying equipment and anti-malarial and chemical sprays. A regional level meeting to further fine tune strategies would also be called soon.

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