SDO (C) NOKLAK REQUESTS PUBLIC TO BE ALERT ABOUT SCRUB TYPHUS
SDO (C) Noklak C. Phuniang, NCS informed the public to be alert about Scrub Typhus and requested the public to report to CHC Noklak regarding any symptoms of Scrub typhus. The Data collected from CHC Noklak for improving water quality and controlling vector borne diseases has shown an alarming 618 positive scrub typhus cases since Jan 2020, while 5 persons have succumbed as per official record available. Many are suspected to have succumbed due to Scrub Typhus related health problem particularly in the Villages. He also asked public to be extra alert about COVID-19 to ensure that norms for controlling COVID-19 are strictly enforced across all the villages in the District.
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Cases of scrub Typhus detected and treated at CHC Noklak From January 2020 till 14th September 2020 |
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S/ No |
Month |
Tested |
Positive case |
Total death |
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1 |
January |
46 |
41 |
5 |
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2 |
February |
55 |
46 |
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3 |
March |
63 |
54 |
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4 |
April |
60 |
51 |
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|
5 |
May |
120 |
107 |
|
|
6 |
June |
116 |
93 |
|
|
7 |
July |
199 |
128 |
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8 |
August |
80 |
60 |
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9 |
September(till 14th Sept) |
45 |
38 |
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Total |
784 |
618 |
5 |
Data Source Community Health Centre, Noklak.
(K.K. Chim, IA Noklak)
