Patna, Sep 27
The dengue outbreak in Bihar has seen over 2,600 cases this year. There has been a significant increase in the number of cases since July.
Patna is the worst-affected district, with 1,331 cases reported, including 50 in the last 24 hours alone. Other affected districts include Muzaffarpur, Aurangabad, Sitamarhi, Bhagalpur, Munger, Saran, Vaishali, and Samastipur.
Dr Subhash Chandra Prasad, the district infection disease controller, highlighted the rising numbers in Patna, underlining the serious public health challenge posed by dengue in the region.
Dr Subhash Chandra Prasad has said that several localities in Patna, such as Azimabad, Kankarbagh, Patliputra, Bankipur, Patna City, Bakhtiyarpur, Fatuha, Danapur, Dulhin Bazar, Sampat Chak, and Patna Sadar have dengue patients making frequent visits to hospitals. To manage the surge, additional dengue wards have been established in key hospitals, including IGIMS, PMCH, NMCH, Patna AIIMS, Kurji Holy Family, as well as other government hospitals.
“We have urged the public to be vigilant against vector-borne diseases like dengue, which present symptoms such as high fever, headaches, eye and joint pain, and sometimes red spots on the body. In severe cases, nosebleeds or vomiting blood may occur. A district-wide awareness campaign has been launched, advising people with such symptoms to consult doctors,” Prasad said.
Dr Bijay Singh, a prominent general physician, emphasised that self-medication often worsens the disease.