Four suspected dengue fever patients have been tested positive out of 22 admitted three-day ago in different teaching hospital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to report of Provincial Health Department, issued here on Sunday, said that around four patients have been confirmed as dengue infected, whereas about 15 were discharged from different hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, whereas no new case has been reported in the province.
All districts hospitals in the province have established intensive care wards, fever clinics to cope up with dengue fever in their respective districts. Laboratory facilities for diagnosing dengue fever are available in all the districts hospitals.
All facilities are available at the districts hospitals if any patient needs specialised treatment to be referred to all the teaching hospitals. EDO(H) of all districts have arranged and completed fumigation, insecticidal spray and fogging and are now in their second and third round in the hot spot areas of their respective districts.
Health awareness about dengue fever is being delivered to the population through LHWs from National programme, local electronic and print media.
The health department has recommended the following preventive measures for general public, which are included don't keep stagnant water in utensils especially in and around the shady areas and houses, use of bed nets, prevent collection of stagnant water in and around your house, use mosquitoes repellents all over your body when moving outdoors, use full sleeves shirt and full length shalwar and pants, fixation of fine wire mesh screens on windows and doors, use of coil and mats while indoor, in case of fever please immediately approach/visit the nearby hospital, avoid taking aspirin and brufen tablets.
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