Berhampur: Dengue is slowly spreading its tentacles in Ganjam district with as many as 18 people being inflicted with the disease till now as five fresh cases were identified Saturday.
Among the six patients diagnosed with the disease Friday, two were from Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) areas while one each from Kukudakhandi, Chikiti, Chhatrapur and Sanakhemundi areas, sources from the Health department said.
Reports said eight out of the 18 positive cases have come from outside. Sources said that a 24- year-old youth from Siddharth Nagar in Berhampur town resides and works at Bhubaneswar.
He was suffering from fever for the last few days. Later, he returned home and got a blood test done for dengue which came out positive. The dengue test of a 16-yearold boy in Ashok Nagar has also come out positive while a 10- year-old boy from Kukudakhandi block also tested positive for the disease.
An elderly person in Chikiti block tested positive for dengue while a 22-year-old girl in Chamakhandi area of Chhatrapur block has been diagnosed with the disease. The test report of a 19-year-old girl at Adapada under Sanakhemundi block has also come positive for dengue, the health officials said.
The health conditions of the affected persons are stated to be stable and they are under medication at their respective homes on the advice of the doctors.
PNN