The State’s seasonal battle with dengue fever and leptospirosis is being complicated by the co-circulation of Influenza viruses and SARS CoV2.
The death of a few children following fever in the past few days, is possibly due to the neurological complications like encephalopathy and encephalitis caused by seasonal influenza viruses, especially Influenza A (H1N1), Health officials have confirmed.
“The seasonal rise in dengue cases was an expected phenomenon and after the major outbreak in 2017, we had been anticipating another one this year. It is not true that the Health department did not plan ahead for the seasonal phenomenon. We launched all pre-monsoon preventive activities on schedule and if one were to compare this season’s data with the same season of previous years, it is clear that there has not been an unusual surge in dengue cases this year till now,” points out K. J. Reena, the Director of Health Services.
