Sambalpur: After rains, 14 dengue patients detected in Sambalpur District

Sambalpur: After rains in Sambalpur district, dengue patients have started to be detected. In Sambalpur district this year, 14 people have been diagnosed with Dengue. In the first week of August, 5 people were diagnosed in the district. Out of the 14 dengue patients identified so far, 7 of them are from Sambalpur district and from another outside district, according to the health department.

In view of the spread of dengue, a dengue ward has been set up in the Burla Hospital. According to the information given by the health department, not a single dengue patient has been identified in the district for the last one week. Dengue ELISA test is also available in Sambalpur district headquarter hospital.