Bengaluru: Karnataka is dealing with a surge in dengue instances, with Hassan district bearing the brunt of a extreme outbreak, notably affecting kids, well being officers acquainted with the matter stated. Over the previous week, Hassan has tragically witnessed the deaths of two women underneath the age of 15 as a result of dengue. Hospitals, notably the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), are overloaded, at the moment treating 21 kids for dengue, together with 7 in intensive care.
Director of HIMS, Dr Santosh and Resident Medical Officer, Dr Praveen, detailed the stringent measures applied to curb the outbreak. MP Shreyas Patel convened a gathering with well being officers to strategize additional actions. Dr Manuprakash, a toddler specialist at HIMS, reported that eight kids stay critically ailing as a result of dengue.
Numerous sufferers are being despatched to the district hospital due to the restricted services in taluk hospitals. Since January, HIMS has handled 628 adults and 602 kids for dengue. The epidemic has claimed 4 lives in Hassan, with the State dengue demise audit committee confirming two fatalities. Greater than 6,400 individuals have been examined for dengue within the district.
“At current, eight people, together with these in ICU, are present process therapy at HIMS,” said Dr Praveen, emphasising the hospital’s devoted ICU and wards for dengue sufferers to forestall additional fatalities.
The dengue outbreak has additionally gripped Mysore district, claiming its first sufferer, 35-year-old Nagendra, a group well being officer from Hunsur taluk. Nagendra, stationed at Gurupur main well being middle, succumbed to dengue on Monday, marking the district’s first reported demise from the illness. Mysore at the moment reviews 479 lively dengue instances, prompting proactive measures resembling weekly “Dengue Dry Day” initiatives to curb mosquito breeding. Well being officers and Asha staff are intensifying consciousness campaigns, urging residents to eradicate stagnant water round their properties.
District well being and Household welfare officer Kumaraswamy underscored the urgency of the state of affairs, confirming Nagendra’s demise as a vital reminder of the continued dengue menace in Mysore district.
Amidst a pointy rise in dengue instances throughout Karnataka, the state authorities has imposed worth caps on diagnostic exams for the illness. Efficient instantly, personal hospitals and diagnostic laboratories are mandated to cost not more than ₹300 for every Dengue Elisa NS1 antigen and Dengue Elisa IgM antibody take a look at. Moreover, the price of a speedy card screening take a look at, which incorporates NS1, IgM, and IgG antibodies, has been capped at ₹250.
Presently, these exams in personal services vary from ₹750 to ₹1,500, making the brand new worth caps a major reduction for sufferers in search of diagnostic providers.
Well being Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, following a coordination assembly with officers from the BBMP, Well being, and Rural growth and Panchayat raj (RDPR) departments, introduced the forthcoming issuance of a notification to implement these worth controls.