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Outbreak Report –
Suspected Dengue in Gurgaon, Haryana
Situation Report: 13.09.2004
DISEASE/
SYNDROME: SUSPECTED DENGUE
DISTRICT &
STATE: Gurgaon, Haryana
DATE OF ONSET:
8 September 2004
REPORTED BY
& DATE OF REPORTING: District Nodal Officer of NSPCD in Gurgaon on 13.09.2004
LOCATION:
Saraswati Vihar locality
in Gurgaon, Haryana
Current
Situation:
Gurgaon is a satellite town of
the NCR Region bordering South of Delhi. Information was received from the
District Nodal Officer of NSPCD in Gurgaon
regarding a suspected case of Dengue fever in the Saraswati
Vihar area admitted in a private hospital. The
patient is a 32-year male who presented with high fever and symptoms of viral
fever with a platelet count of 40,000 per cu mm on 08.08.2004 with no history
of rash or hemorrhagic manifestations. The patient was managed conservatively
and became afebrile on 11.09.2004 (platelet count
increased to 1,67,000 per cu mm.) after a total of 6
days of fever. The case was investigated by the district RRT who have
collected serum sample from the patient and submitted to the National
Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi. Vector control measures have been
taken by the district health authorities both in the residential area as well
as the place of work of the patient in Gurgaon.
CONTACT DETAILS:
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Name
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Contact
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Last updated
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Dr. S.P Singh, District Nodal Officer, NSPCD, Gurgaon, Haryana
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Tel: 0124-2334424,
Res: 0124-2320680
Mobile: 9899188777
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13 September 2004
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SOURCE: District Nodal Officer, NSPCD, Gurgaon, Government of Haryana via Office of the WHO Representative to India
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