where there's murders happening, there's also some other things going on: Here's a clipping again.
Some diseases are being worked upon after the Monsoon.Normally, in this season, many people fall sick. This year, apparently, there's some change.
Some good news for Amdavadis. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) malaria department has recorded a drastic reduction in malaria cases by 50 per cent between January and September 2007 when compared to same period last year.
Though this is the first phase of mosquito onslaught, authorities are gearing up for the post-monsoon falciparum sting which starts in the last week of September and peaks up in October.
Senior AMC officials say that the drastic 50 per cent drop in malarial cases may be because of a 7 to 13-year natural cycle when diseases like malaria take a drop.
Herd immunity, which means a particular pocket of community developing immunity towards a recurring ailment over a period of time, can be explained as one of the main reasons for this drop. The AMC has, however, stepped up its mosquito surveillance in certain problem areas of the city.
For, health officials believe that last year’s chikunguniya onslaught may have disturbed the immunity of various demographic pockets in the city. "We have increased our surveillance as Falciparum may intensify during its peak period in October," adds a senior AMC health official.
As against 4,848 malarial cases recorded between January and September last year, AMC authorities recorded 2,720 cases this year. Besides, 1,370 cases of Falciparum were recorded during the same time last year which came down to 661 this year.
"We have completed our door-to-door surveys. In all, we have surveyed 14.32 lakh households looking for mosquito hot spots and have recorded 18,902 positive cases," says municipal commissioner I P Gautam. About 2.39 lakh households were surveyed in new west zone while 1.47 lakh were surveyed in west zone.
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I hope your family is okay.
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BTW, I mailed the jam Tuesday. Should get it soon.
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