With over 100 Dengue cases reported in Dimapur district alone, the situation has indeed become quite grim.
Despite several measures understaken by authorities to contain the spread of dengue, there has been rise in cases.
The measures undertaken such as fogging of various areas and distribution of larvivorous fish that feeds on mosquito larvae to public still have a long way to go. The district hospital also provides ELISA-based dengue detection kit approved by World Health Organization (WHO) to detect dengue virus in patients free of cost.
In central areas of Dimapur city, fogging has not been effected mainly in drains collecting stagnant water and also in building under construction where rain water is trapped and providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Though it was yet to be confimred, there were reports that two persons succumbed to dengue fever in Dimapur.