Dengue cases continue to rise in Mangalore City

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Nov 20, 2013: A few students from Expert College, Kodialbail, have been admitted to a private hospital for viral fever. Following the rapid card test there was a suspicion that the students suffered from dengue.

District Disease Surveillance Officer B.V. Rajesh, said around 13 students were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. The hospital doctors have done the rapid test which shows positive for dengue. It can be confirmed only by ELISA test which can be done only after six days when it will be possible to detect antibodies for dengue in the bloodstream.

Dr. Rajesh said the Mangalore City Corporation Health Officer and other health department personnel met the students and also visited the college in Kodialbail on Tuesday. He will be visiting the hospital and also the college on Wednesday.

According to the statistics available with the MCC’s health department, as many as 31 dengue positive cases have been reported on October. The total number of cases reported in September is 47, August - 35, July - 37 and June - 23.

A total of 191 dengue cases have been reported in the MCC limits in 2013, out of the total 287 cases reported in Dakshina Kannada district. Out of 191 cases, 41 cases were confirmed in Elisa test, while the remaining were NSI positive cases.