CHITWAN, Sept 20: Chitwan district, which is reeling under viral fever, confirmed 53 cases of dengue, 10 leptospyrosis and 12 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza, otherwise known as swine flu.
The District Public Health Office (DPHO) said 17 patients of Bharatpur Hoapital, 26 of Chitwan Medical College and three samples sent to Kathmandu have tested positive for the disease, while tests conducted in Bharatpur Medical College have yet to be obtained.
Hospitals in Chitwan have started testing for dengue from September 15 after the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division sent them the test kit. The difficulty in testing the disease lurked as the government delayed the shipment of the test kits, thereby delaying the treatment.
It was only after the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division that sent 75 kits to Bharatpur Hospital, 25 to Medical College Bharatpur and 96 to Chitwan Medical College when the test began.
Currently, dengue fever is being diagnosed at these hospitals free of cost, vector control inspector at the DPHO, Ram KC, said.
KC, however, conceded that the number of test kits was not sufficient enough forcing the patients to go for the test in hospitals elsewhere which have not been supplied with the kit by the government, by paying up to Rs 1,000 for a single test.
The DPHO has launched an awareness campaign against dengue, leptospyrosis and swine flu as the prevalence of fever went out of control across the district.
The campaign is especially focused on combating dengue, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The people in the affected areas have been advised to be careful as the mosquitoes breed in water collected in artificial containers such as plastic cups, used tires, broken bottles, flower pots, and even drinking water tanks.
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