No Dengue Epidemic In Punjab.

LAHORE, September 14, 2009 (Frontier Star)v: A spokesman of Health Department Punjab has said that there was no epidemic of dengue fever in Punjab and only 34 cases have been reported in nine months from January to September 2009 from all over the province and all the patients have been successfully treated. While giving the details, the Spokesman said that out of 34 six cases have been reported in Rawalpindi, one each in Gujrat, Khanewal, Sahiwal and Sheikhpura while 24 patients of dengue were belong to Lahore. In Lahore three dengue fever patients were registered in Family Hospital Mozang, three in Mayo Hospital, one in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, three in Services Hospital, one in Lahore General Hospital, seven in Ghurki Hospital, one in Suriya Azim Hospital, Two in Rashid Hospital, one in Alhayee Clinic Shah Jamal, one in Govt. Munshi Hospital and one patient of dengue reported in a private clinic. The spokesman further said that in all hospitals of Lahore appropriate arrangements have been made for diagnosing and treatment of dengue patients. He said that all the hospitals administrations have been made alert and whenever required the isolation wards would be set up immediately in the hospitals. The spokesman further said that uptil now the situation is normal and people should not worry about it and take precautionary measures to avoid biting of mosquitoes.

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