Panvel Municipal Corporation has ordered a door-to-door fever survey after reported dengue and malaria cases increased across its jurisdiction. Municipal records show 423 dengue cases and 622 malaria cases between January and September 21, while data received from private hospitals and blood-testing laboratories indicates higher numbers of suspected and confirmed infections.
According to the reported figures, private medical establishments recorded 782 suspected and infected dengue cases and 803 malaria cases during the period. The municipal administration has taken the decision to conduct household-level fever surveillance following the increase.
The difference between the municipal and private-sector figures highlights the scale of disease monitoring across Panvel’s public and private healthcare systems. Municipal records count 423 dengue cases, while information supplied by private hospitals and laboratories places the number at 782. For malaria, the corresponding figures are 622 cases in municipal records and 803 cases according to private establishments.
Panvel Municipal Corporation has 27 health facilities, including Aarogyavardhini centres, Aapla Dawakhana facilities and sub-health centres. The civic body also receives communicable disease information from 223 private hospitals and 41 blood-testing laboratories. Together, these 267 private medical establishments provide data to the corporation for disease surveillance.
Data from private establishments showed 377 suspected dengue cases and 181 suspected malaria cases between January and August. The municipal corporation’s health centres conducted 3,959 Dengue NS1 ELISA tests during the same period. Of these, 298 people were found to have dengue infection.
Testing increased in September. During the first 21 days of the month, the municipal health centres conducted 611 tests, of which 125 identified dengue cases. Across the eight-and-a-half-month period, 4,570 tests were conducted and 423 dengue cases were recorded in municipal data.
The reported figures combine information from municipal facilities with submissions from private healthcare providers and laboratories. The door-to-door fever survey will add household-level surveillance to these existing reporting channels. The municipal administration’s decision follows orders from Commissioner Mangesh Chitale, with the survey intended to identify people with fever and strengthen tracking of suspected infections across the corporation area.
