A suspected Dengue case was detected in Kangpokpi district headquarters on Thursday prompting the District Malaria Officer (DMO) to initiate immediate preventive measures for the safety of the denizens.
A seven-year-old girl from Vengthah Ward No 3 admitted at the District Hospital Kangpokpi was suspected to be suffering from dengue, according to hospital sources.
Speaking to media persons, Dr. Ph. Henkhoneng Mate, District Malaria Officer said that the patient was tested positive in the Rapid test and she is under Provisional Diagnosis while her sample was sent for confirmation in Imphal.
If the sample is confirmed positive, it will be the first dengue case detected in the district this year.
While informing the concerned Ward authorities, a team of the District Malaria Office led by the DMO held an emergency meeting with the residents of Vengthah Ward No 3 in the presence of Ward Committee chairman Chonkam Kipgen at his residence.
The DMO and his team highlighted the symptoms, cause, and preventive measures of dengue and disseminated various other important information on how to prevent dengue and its spread.
Meanwhile, the District Malaria Office team also conducted fogging in the vicinity of Vengthah Ward No 3, including the residence of the patient to contain the spread of the break-bone fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease in the locality.
Chonkam Kipgen appealed to the people of the locality to maintain cleanliness, and stay neat and tidy while urging them to follow the instruction of the authorities concerned.
