23 patients admitted to hospital with measles symptoms in Netrokona

BD Digest Report

The number of patients with measles symptoms is increasing in Netrokona. 23 patients have come to the Sadar Hospital and other upazila complexes in a single day for treatment with measles symptoms.

Civil Surgeon Golam Mawla said that the number of patients with measles symptoms and measles detection in the district has reached 67 in the 11 days till Friday.

He said that by Thursday, test reports of 43 people had been received from Dhaka. In that, 10 people were identified as measles infected. 70 percent of those infected with measles are under the age of 9 months and 15 to 20 percent are between the ages of 2 years.

According to the district health department, 13 patients are admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital. Some of the rest are receiving treatment at home, some have recovered and returned home. Moreover, if their condition becomes critical, they are being sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

Deputy Civil Surgeon Afrin Sultana said, “Public awareness is very important in controlling measles. If children develop fever or rash, they should be taken to the hospital or seek medical attention immediately. The entire manpower, including the district health assistant, is working to control measles.”

Meanwhile, Afrin Sultana said that a special measles vaccination program is starting in the district from Sunday and that there is no shortage of measles vaccines in the district.