Staggered monsoon blamed for dengue outbreak

Staggered monsoon rains this year caused dengue outbreak with higher intensity with the health department recording so far 1,277 nationwide cases of the mosquito-borne tropical disease that already claimed four lives.
“Since the country witnessed staggered rains this year, we continued to receive dengue patients since March,” medicine faculty dean of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Dr ABM Abdullah told BSS.
He said the species of mosquito which carries the dengue germs generally bite people in daytime and suggested people to safeguard them by allowing no water congestion around their households or workplaces. “Send your children to schools in full pants to protect them from (dengue carrying) mosquito which generally bite in the morning and afternoon,”Abdullah said. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) officials, however, said their records show that dengue reappears with greater intensity in every alternate year.
DGHS’s National Health Crisis Control Room in charge Dr Ayesha Akthar said 1,277 people were hospitalised with dengue attack since January this year. “Last year the official figure of dengue patients was only 777 while in 2013 the number was 1,749,” she said referring to the pattern. But Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) director Professor Dr Mahmudur Rahman said, this year the lingered rains caused the high breeding rate of mosquito and the dengue carrying species of the insect. “Luckily the number of deadly ‘hemorrhagic’ dengue patients is not very high this year despite the higher number of patients . . . we also hope the dengue to be under control in next two weeks with the end of rains,” Rahman said. Experts, however, cautioned that people who earlier suffered from dengue fever would be more vulnerable to the disease if they could not protect them from dengue mosquito.
Mayors of Dhaka North and Dhaka South said they were spearheading an awareness campaign distributing leaflets alongside the drive to remove clogged waters, the abode of mosquitoes.
 “We are set to launch an immediate an anti-mosquito campaign with chemical spray alongside a drive to remove the clogged water,” Mayor of Dhaka North Anisul Huq told BSS.

Staggered monsoon blamed for dengue outbreak

Staggered monsoon rains this year caused dengue outbreak with higher intensity with the health department recording so far 1,277 nationwide cases of the mosquito-borne tropical disease that already claimed four lives. Since the country witnessed staggered rains this year, we continued to receive dengue patients since March, medicine faculty dean of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Dr ABM Abdullah told BSS. He said the species of mosquito which carries the dengue germs generally bite people in daytime and suggested people to safeguard them by allowing no water congestion around their households or workplaces. Send your children to schools in full pants to protect them from (dengue carrying) mosquito which generally bite in the morning and afternoon,Abdullah said. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) officials, however, said their records show that dengue reappears with greater intensity in every alternate year. DGHSs National Health Crisis Control Room in charge Dr Ayesha Akthar said 1,277 people were hospitalised with dengue attack since January this year. Last year the official figure of dengue patients was only 777 while in 2013 the number was 1,749, she said referring to the pattern. But Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) director Professor Dr Mahmudur Rahman said, this year the lingered rains caused the high breeding rate of mosquito and the dengue carrying species of the insect. Luckily the number of deadly hemorrhagic dengue patients is not very high this year despite the higher number of patients . . . we also hope the dengue to be under control in next two weeks with the end of rains, Rahman said. Experts, however, cautioned that people who earlier suffered from dengue fever would be more vulnerable to the disease if they could not protect them from dengue mosquito. Mayors of Dhaka North and Dhaka South said they were spearheading an awareness campaign distributing leaflets alongside the drive to remove clogged waters, the abode of mosquitoes. We are set to launch an immediate an anti-mosquito campaign with chemical spray alongside a drive to remove the clogged water, Mayor of Dhaka North Anisul Huq told BSS.