Guwahati, July 6: More than 300 cases of the vector-borne diseases reported so far in Assam, with a surge in dengue cases.
Two Japanese Encephalitis (JE) deaths have also been reported.The two JE deaths have been reported from Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts.
According to reports, July to September is considered the peak season of JE but cases were reported from June as well, even as the health department did not make the vector-borne diseases menace public.
“The recent JE death was that of a three-year-old child from Lakhimpur, who was also suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
So far, 42 JE cases have been confirmed this season,” said an official source.
On the other hand, a total of 317 dengue cases were confirmed in the state till Monday night.
Karbi Anglong has reported the highest number of cases, followed by 22 dengue cases from Kamrup (Metro) district, 20 from Kamrup and 11 each from Jorhat and Barpeta districts. Ten cases have also been reported from Dima Hasao.
More than half the dengue cases (170) have been reported from Karbi Anglong district where the health department had declared a dengue outbreak last year.
“This year the situation seems to be alarming in Karbi Anglong. Dengue cases were reported in a large scale. We have conducted awareness programme in the areas. Fogging was done in the rural pockets and the cases where dengue were detected,” said an health official.
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