Dengue cases have been reported in many areas of Goa. While Covid cases have been on a steady decline, dengue has now raised concerns in city as some areas have reported cases of the disease. Dengue is diagnosed primarily on the basis of clinical manifestations such as high fever, headache, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, rash and haemorrhagic manifestations and by laboratory diagnosis. The health department should put in place measures to contain its spread. The dengue mosquito breeding can be found in flower plots, and in gardens.
The government authorities should pay house-to-house visit for cleanliness drive and work on destroying breeding sites. The corporation/ Municipalities should carry out fumigation drive by using insecticide at all necessary places, especially near the Bhatlem government quarters, where there are garbage storage sheds and and unclean surroundings. The residents need to keep their surroundings clean and not to allow stagnation of water, which leads to breeding of mosquitoes. For the effective control of outbreaks, rapid and precise diagnosis of dengue is of paramount importance.
