Via The Telegraph, a report from Bihar state: Bhagalpur outbreak sparks dengue check. Excerpt:
Altogether 38 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported from Bhagalpur in the past five days, prompting the state government to send a medical team to the district to take stock of the situation.
“Sultanganj is the epicentre of the disease and 17 cases have so far been reported from the town. Till Sunday, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JNMCH) has received several patients from Sultanganj. Seventeen of them tested positive,” Bhagalpur civil surgeon U.S. Choudhary said.
Two confirmed cases were reported from Bhagalpur town and three from Banka. Sources said the rest of the patients were mostly from villages on the outskirts of Bhagalpur town.
“The outbreak of dengue was first reported at Sultanganj referral hospital with the confirmation of three cases last week,” a source said.
Sultanganj is located around 28km west of Bhagalpur town and 195km from the state capital.
