This story is from September 11, 2021

Hospitals & private labs say dengue cases detected, but Noida’s tally still at 0

The number of people affected by vector-borne diseases has been on the rise in both districts and doctors have said they are coming across several patients who have fever for at least a few days. Ghaziabad has reported 72 dengue cases so far this year and eight of those were detected on Friday itself.
Hospitals & private labs say dengue cases detected, but Noida’s tally still at 0
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NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: The number of people affected by vector-borne diseases has been on the rise in both districts and doctors have said they are coming across several patients who have fever for at least a few days. Ghaziabad has reported 72 dengue cases so far this year and eight of those were detected on Friday itself.
In Noida, although the health department has not recorded a single dengue case this year, according to doctors at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, at least two dengue patients have been to the hospital recently.
Staffmembers at several private laboratories and hospitals, who did not wish to be identified, also said they have had dengue cases and some patients also needed hospitalisation.
“We are getting several patients with fever almost daily. Recently, we have seen a few malaria cases and at least two dengue patients as well. Since these are recent incidents, the official report may not have been updated yet,” said brigadier (retired) Dr Rakesh Gupta, director, GIMS.
Officials said Ghaziabad had cross-notified two cases to Noida recently but they are being looked into.
“We got information from Ghaziabad about two patients being admitted to Yashoda and Columbia Asia hospitals there. But we are investigating it and that is why we have not confirmed the two cases yet. We have not got any reports from private hospitals so far,” said Rajesh Sharma, district malaria officer, Gautam Budh Nagar.
All private facilities have to inform the health department and send samples for confirmation in case of notified diseases, including dengue, malaria and scrub typhus.

In Noida, some residents have claimed that they have dengue patients in their sectors and their tests were conducted at private laboratories. At least two such cases are said to be in Sector 137 and two in Sector 75. “The health department has to take appropriate measures in these areas,” said Abhisht Gupta from Sector 137.
In Ghaziabad, the latest dengue cases were reported from Pratap Vihar, Cheeranjeevi Vihar, Govindpuram, Nandgram and Dasna. The administration has directed civic bodies and the health department to intensify anti-larvae drives and district magistrate RK Singh is monitoring the patients.
District surveillance officer Dr RK Gupta said mapping of areas that have reported vector-borne diseases is being done. In Noida, 28 malaria cases have been recorded this year, which is higher than all of last year, and Ghaziabad has 10 cases so far.
Officials in both districts said mandatory malaria tests are being conducted for all fever patients at government hospitals.
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