SANNIDHANAM: Health division officials at Sabarimala (Sannidhanam) ruled out chances of a right away outbreak of vector-borne illnesses after lab checks effects confirmed the similar.
Earlier, On Sunday night time, officials accrued blood samples from 588 workers here to test if any person had malarial infection. Of this lot, 325 had been from different states and 263 had been from Kerala. Blood samples had been accrued from individuals running at more than a few accommodations, annadanapuras and the ones a few of the cleansing group of workers.
Nodal officer for the government hospital at Sannidhanam Dr G Suresh Babu mentioned that there was once extra probability for the spread of malaria as a variety of spots round Sannidhanam had been conducive to the breeding of mosquitoes. Workers had been subjected to blood checks because they had been here for weeks, not like pilgrims who spend a most of 24 hours.
"The samples were tested at the government laboratory in Pathanamthitta and fortunately all of them came negative," he mentioned, including that the drill could be conducted once more after two weeks.
Since Monday, the vector control unit of the health division had additionally initiated a fogging drive at places where presence of mosquito larvae was once higher. "A potential breeding ground for mosquitoes is the pit where copra waste is dumped after extracting oil and hence special attention is given to that spot," mentioned Babu.
The division is maintaining an alert to stop malaria and filariasis here. Special detection kits had been arranged by means of the dept. Health officials are also maintaining an eye to spot any leptospirosis or H1N1 (swine flu) circumstances. They are supplying preventive medicines among pilgrims and workers here.
Earlier, On Sunday night time, officials accrued blood samples from 588 workers here to test if any person had malarial infection. Of this lot, 325 had been from different states and 263 had been from Kerala. Blood samples had been accrued from individuals running at more than a few accommodations, annadanapuras and the ones a few of the cleansing group of workers.
Nodal officer for the government hospital at Sannidhanam Dr G Suresh Babu mentioned that there was once extra probability for the spread of malaria as a variety of spots round Sannidhanam had been conducive to the breeding of mosquitoes. Workers had been subjected to blood checks because they had been here for weeks, not like pilgrims who spend a most of 24 hours.
"The samples were tested at the government laboratory in Pathanamthitta and fortunately all of them came negative," he mentioned, including that the drill could be conducted once more after two weeks.
Since Monday, the vector control unit of the health division had additionally initiated a fogging drive at places where presence of mosquito larvae was once higher. "A potential breeding ground for mosquitoes is the pit where copra waste is dumped after extracting oil and hence special attention is given to that spot," mentioned Babu.
The division is maintaining an alert to stop malaria and filariasis here. Special detection kits had been arranged by means of the dept. Health officials are also maintaining an eye to spot any leptospirosis or H1N1 (swine flu) circumstances. They are supplying preventive medicines among pilgrims and workers here.
Sabarimala: Doctors rule out vector-borne diseases
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