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Camp on chikungunya

Staff Reporter

Doctors explain dos and don’ts to residents

Bangalore: Even as fresh cases with symptoms of chikungunya were reported, a campaign to create awareness about the control of chikungunya, dengue and other vector-borne diseases in affected areas here was taken up on Sunday.

It was an informative Sunday for the residents of Srirampuram, Ramchandrapuram, Lakshminarayanpuram, Sevashram, Okalipuram and surrounding areas as teams of doctors and link-workers accompanied by members from non-governmental organisations went door-to-door and explained the dos and don’ts to them.

Doctors and health officials from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with members of various non-governmental organisations and the Board of Visitors of the Srirampuram Referral Hospital were a part of the exercise.

Pamphlets with messages such as “do not wash your clothes in front of your houses”; “do not collect water in open containers”; “protect yourselves from mosquito bites”; “use mosquito repellents” were distributed.

BBMP Chief Health Officer L.T. Gayatri said the health officials were regularly conducting such camps in the affected areas. “It is not possible to eradicate the mosquito menace. We are doing our best to control the menace and prevent vector-borne diseases. We appeal to the people to actively involve themselves in our efforts,” she said.

“Spraying and fogging of chemicals have been taken up regularly,” she said.

More cases

As many as 14 cases with symptoms of chikungunya were reported at the Government-run KC General Hospital. Of these, one patient has been admitted in the chikungunya ward and the rest have been treated as outpatients, K.R. Shivaprasad, senior specialist at the hospital, said.

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