{"id":1127,"date":"2016-08-13T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2016-08-13T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:04:31","slug":"40-cases-of-dengue-reported-in-karachi-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/40-cases-of-dengue-reported-in-karachi-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"40 cases of dengue reported in Karachi this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: More than 40 cases of dengue have reported in hospitals this week mainly due to the persisting sanitation and garbage issues in the city.<br \/>\nAccording to the Program Manager of Dengue Prevention and Control Programme (DPCP), Dr Masood Solangi more than 858 people have been affected by dengue from January till date, including children and women.<br \/>\nThe most-hit areas of Karachi are Gulshan Iqbal, North Karachi, Gulberg, Nazimabad, Saddar, Lines area, Liaqatabad , Surjani, and Lyari.<br \/>\nDespite the dire situation, Karachi Metropolitan and Municipal Corporation did not start spray campaign to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease.<br \/>\nSources in the Metropolitan Corporation said that due to the non-availability of funds for petrol and diesel, all the 30 fumigation vans are standing idle at the workshop.<br \/>\nAt least 15 litre diesel and 10 litre petrol is required for one van to fumigate one area, the source added.<br \/>\nDr Masood Solangi said that the total number of patients in the entire Sindh is 932 and only one death was reported from Shaheed Benazirabad district.<br \/>\nAccording to Director Health Karachi Dr Shakoor Abbasi, people should use precautions to prevent dengue or limit any possibility of growth of mosquitoes.<br \/>\nPeople should keep underground and overhead water tanks clean.<br \/>\nNetting is also a viable option to keep the dengue causing mosquito away and water lying on roads should also be cleared immediately.<br \/>\nLast but not the least, mosquito repellants also come in handy, he instructed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: More than 40 cases of dengue have reported in hospitals this week mainly due to the persisting sanitation and garbage issues in the city. 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