NOIDA: The health department on Thursday issued an advisory on vector-borne diseases. The move comes after several cases of viral fever and deaths were reported in Mathura, Mainpuri and Ferozabad districts in the past few weeks.
Residents have been asked to keep their surroundings clean and not let water accumulate in balconies and inside coolers. They have also been told not to self-medicate in case of fever. All treatment for fever-like symptoms has been made free at government hospitals, officials said. “There are reports of fever leading to deaths in some districts. However, the exact disease is unknown and a matter of investigation. So far, no such cases have been reported in Noida. But we are asking people to be careful, as it is also the time when flu and vector-borne diseases are common,” said Rajesh Sharma, district malaria officer.
All ANM and Asha workers have been asked to keep track of people with fever. If cases are reported from an area, samples will be taken.
