A Dengue Outbreak: New Civil Hospital, Surat in Guj a Rat Alert!

Abstract

BACKGROUND During September 2014, increased number of fever cases were reported from the New Civil Hospital Campus, Surat (NCHS), Gujarat State. An entomological and epidemiological investigation of this outbreak was conducted to ascertain the nature and cause of the outbreak. METHODOLOGY Epidemiological surveillance of fever cases was carried out in the New Civil Hospital Campus during the period of 3 rd to 20 th September 2014. House to house survey was carried out to find out the fever cases in three rounds. A person who has a history of fever with or without other symptoms within last one week is considered as a fever case. Entomological survey was carried out for the presence of potential and active breeding sites of mosquito. Resting collections of mosquitoes were done by a team of the Surat Municipal Corporation with mouth aspirators.