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Dengue re-visitation scare hits Moreh
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Moreh, August 16 2014 :
With as many as 456 patients with symptoms of fever and rashes on their bodies coming for treatment at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) and hospital at Moreh, which is town bordering Myanmar and inhabited by different communities, from June till August 12, the border town as remained in the grip of possible revisit of Dengue outbreak.
To confirm the matter, doctors and staffs in Moreh Hospital and PHC have collected blood samples from 42 patients for testing under the supervision of Chief Medical Officer, Chandel Dr N Birchandra Singh.
Dr N Birchandra who arrived at the border town yesterday also held consultation with the doctors and staffs of Moreh Hospital and PHC and the collection of the blood samples from the patients for testing was carried out under his supervision.
MO in-charge of Moreh Hospital Dr S Priyokumar Singh and MO in charge of PHC Dr Kh Shantikumar were also present at the time of collecting the blood samples.
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It may be recalled here that Moreh witnessed outbreak of Dengue in September 2007 claiming human lives.
With the memory of that tragedy still alive in their minds, people living in the border town fear that the admission of more than 400 people with symptoms of fever and rashes on their bodies could be possible re-visitation of Dengue.
Meanwhile, talking to media, CMO Chandel Dr N Birchandra has appealed to the people of Moreh not to keep any stagnant water bodies or containers in and around their houses which could become breeding places for mosquitoes spreading Dengue and other related diseases like Malaria.
On the other hand, reliable sources said that report of many people suffering from suspected Dengue cases in in the border town Tamu of Myanmar, which is located just adjacent to Moreh, has been confirmed and most people who are currently undergoing treatment at the special Malaria Unit of Moreh Hospital have the history of making visit to Tamu recently for work and other business purposes.
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