Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 03 2009:
Along with detection of two new positive cases of Malaria in Tipaimukh area of Churachandpur district, a medical team has been rushed there to monitor the situation.
According to information received from the State Vector Borne Disease Control Society, which is responsible for Malaria control programme in the State, though there is no report of any death and the situation is not so alarming, medical teams have been send to collect blood samples and monitor the situation.
Now being the season of breeding Malarial parasite, such stray cases of Malaria is quite normal.
But care should be taken up to ensure it does not become an epidemic and the affected people should seek proper medication, sources said.
Sources further informed that medical teams have also been fanned out to other Malaria prone areas like Tousem in Tamenglong district, Vangai Range in Churachandpur district and Kamjong and Khamasom in Ukhrul district for taking up necessary precautionary measures.
As for the outbreak of Malaria reported from Taothong area of Imphal West district some days earlier, the situation has been brought fully under control, sources said, adding that blood samples of 300 students of the area tested negative.
Meanwhile, apart from normal exercise like fogging and sensitisation programme to control Malaria, State Vector Borne Disease Control Society has successfully bred adequate quantity of Larvivorous fishes of Gambusia Affinis and Guppy varieties, which feed on mosquito larvae, for free distribution among the people who would like to contribute their mite in the ongoing efforts towards controlling Malaria in the State.
In this regard, officials of the State Malaria Office at Lamphel explained that these Larvivorous fishes should be released in stagnant water bodies including tanks, ponds, drains and even puddles, which are possible breeding grounds of Malarial parasites.
These fishes are highly procreative and an adult can produce fingerlings in thousands every three days.
However, these fishes are not meant for human consumption, they said.