S. Chidambar, District Vector Borne Diseases Control Officer, said that not a single malaria case has been reported in Mysuru district since two years.
He told The Hindu on Thursday that the department did not find a single positive case even after screening 5,60,856 samples in 2017. Similarly, over 2,020,60 samples were screened for malaria this year from January to May-end and all the cases were negative. Samples were collected from people who had fever or from those who complained of body pain and headache for 15 days, he said.
The Health Department, however, has continued its efforts to create awareness about the disease all over the district.
The department has designated June as “anti-malaria month” to take preventive measures across the State against the outbreak of malaria and other vector bone diseases. Normally, June is the time when epidemiologically malaria cases are reported from all places.
Mr. Chidambar said May to July required vigil to check the spread of vector-borne diseases. Peripheral blood smear test is being conducted on all the fever cases reported in the district since some time now.
Apart from creating awareness among people about the measures to be taken to prevent diseases, the health officials are engaged in mosquito control measures, including fogging.
As part of its anti-malaria programme, the department is observing anti-malaria month on Saturday at Kythamaranahalli primary health centre.
