After the revelations that there is a huge rise in cases of malaria and leptospirosis in municipal and public hospitals, Friday saw that private hospitals have also reported increases in these diseases.
Laboratories confirm rise in such cases.
After the revelations that there is a huge rise in cases of malaria and leptospirosis in municipal and public hospitals, Friday saw that private hospitals have also reported increases in these diseases.
Laboratories have confirmed that monsoon maladies like dengue, lepto and malaria are doing the rounds. Metropolis Laboratories, for instance reported 41 suspected cases of dengue, 13 confirmed cases of malaria and 23 suspected cases of leptospirosis from July 1 to 15.
According to Dr PV Vaidyanathan, Chembur-based pediatrician, this is just the beginning, “We have many patients with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and the occasional case of malaria. By next week, the cases of fever may be diagnosed as leptospirosis, dengue, malaria, typhoid and so on.”
Dr Khusrav Bajan, consultant physician and intensivist, Hinduja Hospital, said, “We have been seeing a lot of dengue and malaria, patients with all the symptoms and with extremely low platelet count recently. In the past two weeks, we have seen about 12 cases each of dengue and leptospirosis. But we have not lost any of them.”
Seven-year-old Feben Dalmaec from Bhayendar, was admitted to Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mira Road two days ago with raging fever and breathing difficulties. He was transferred to KEM Hospital, after being diagnosed with leptospirosis. Ayushi Thakker, 24, of Bhandup has had high fever for the past four days. Her physician diagnosed her with malaria.
On Friday, Municipal Commissioner Johny Joseph ordered the executive health officer Dr Jayaraj Thanekar to send letters to all private hospitals in the city to notify the BMC about the daily admissions, discharge, deaths with regard to cases coming in with malaria, dengue, leptospirosis and typhoid.
Last year, at least 20 hospitals regularly sent their reports to the municipal corporation.
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