Islamabad records highest single-day rise in dengue cases this month 

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad recorded the highest single-day rise in dengue fever cases this month and at least one death on Friday, local media reported, quoting the district health officer. 
Dengue is a threat to nearly half of the world’s population. Of the estimated 220 million people infected each year, two million, mostly children in Latin America and Asia, develop its severe form called dengue hemorrhagic fever. 
There is no specific treatment for the disease, though its early detection can help in treatment. 
The deceased patient was a resident of Islamabad’s G-7 sector and had been under treatment at Islamabad’s Polyclinic hospital, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Zaeem Zia told Dawn newspaper. 
“In the last 24 hours, 174 cases were reported in the city,” the report quoted Zia as saying. “It was the highest number of cases since Oct 15, when 152 cases had emerged.” 
The official said 110 cases in Islamabad were reported in rural and 64 in urban areas.
Of them, 47 patients were admitted in the Federal General Hospital, 25 in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), 20 in Holy Family Hospital (HFH), three each in Polyclinic and Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), two in Capital Hospital and one in District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, according to Zia. The remaining were admitted in private hospitals. 
Breaking the number of cases by area, the official said 39 dengue cases were reported in Tarlai, 22 in Koral, 20 in Alipur, 11 in Tarnol, five in Sohan, four in Chirrah, three in Sihala, two each in Bhara Kahu and Rawat, and one each in Jhangi Syedan and Kirpa. 
The death toll from dengue fever in the current season had reached 10, seven in rural areas and three in urban areas, according to the report. 
Islamabad has so far reported 2,603 dengue cases — 1,589 in rural and 1,014 in urban areas. 
Dr. Zia said in the last 24 hours, 345 indoor residual spray and 474 fogging activities were conducted in different areas to prevent the spread of the fever and eliminate potential breeding sites of dengue mosquito larva. Special teams also found and eliminated 596 potential breeding sites, he added.