Ten persons die of dengu in Mah since June'06

Pune, Oct 3 (UNI) A total of ten people have died of dengue since June this year during the current monsoon season, Joint Director Malaria and Filaria Department, D S Dakore said here today.

''There is no cause to worry. The department has been checking the stagnant water bodies and people have been alerted,'' he said.

Pune registered the first dengue death on Saturday, while five others are admitted in the hospital, said Dr Rajesh Gadia of KEM Hospital. Confirming the death, Dr Gadia told UNI that ''This was routine. Dengue cases do come up mostly in this month as mosquitoes, the carrier of the disease, breed in stagnant water bodies. Usually, one or two patients come during the day. This is a small outbreak and there is nothing to be alarmed about. This situation continues till the end of October.'' Meanwhile, the district health authorities denied the report that there was any outbreak of dengue.

Yashwant Dhoiphode, Deputy Director (Health Services), Maharashtra, said, ''We are not aware of the death and are waiting for a report from authorities in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), some samples have been sent to NIV but the results are awaited,'' he said.

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