3 more vector-borne deaths

Chief Municipal Health Officer CMHO Deb Dwaipayan Chattopadhay claimed that Roy was a resident of Bihar and was suffering from various other diseases.

8220;He was infected with malaria in Bihar but died in Kolkata. He has several other complications and malaria is not only the reason of his death,8221; he added.

Local councillor Mahua Mallik said: 8220;He was a resident of Kolkata. He went to Bihar on some business. There he was taken ill and returned home. After reaching Kolkata, he was detected with malaria.8221;

Blood tests conducted at a local malaria health clinic confirmed the presence of plasmodium falciparum in Roy8217;s blood. The death takes the toll of vector-borne diseases in the city, including 8216;unknown fever8217; deaths, to over 30.

In Howrah, a Lakshmi Kanta Hazra 41 died of malaria on Friday morning. Hazra, a resident of Haat Lane in Ward 27 of the Howrah Municipal Corporation, had been suffering from high fever for several days and was admitted to a nursing home. Blood test confirmed the presence of malarial parasite in his blood.

CMHO, Howrah, Dilip Deb said the locals had not informed him about the spread of malaria. 8220;We are now looking into the matter,8221; he added.

In South 24 Parganas, Amar Patra 35, a resident of Kulpi, died of dengue in the SSKM hospital. He had been suffering from high fever for the last few days. The blood report confirmed the presence of the dengue germ. CMHO Sachhidananda Sarkar, however, said, 8220;I am yet to receive the reports of the health centre, where the blood sample of the deceased was tested.8221;

Son of CM8217;s domestic help contracts malaria
The son of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee8217;s domestic help has been diagnosed with malaria and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation KMC officials are feeling the heat.

After Arabinda Haldar, son of Champamani Haldar, was detected with falciparum malaria on Friday, the officials started receiving several phone calls from the CM8217;s secretariat asking them to send a special team to the area. At present, Haldar is being treated in a local malaria clinic.

A special team soon reached the place and began fumigation.

The team included borough health executive Durjai Das and vector control officer Debashis Biswas.

It was a special visit, as the special vector control work was not scheduled in the area on November 14.

The incident also confirms that while the entire city is in the grip of the vector-borne diseases, the vector control department of the KMC remains nonfunctional.

A department official said, 8220;we conduct vector-control operations only by special requests or orders by dignitaries like chief minister, chief justice and chief secretary.8221;

2 deaths from malaria, one from dengue
Ward 9: Of malaria
CMHO:Deb Dwaipayan Chattopadhay
Says: 8220;He was infected with malaria in Bihar but died in Kolkata. He had several other complications and malaria is not only the reason for his death8221;

Howrah:Of malaria
CMHO: Dilip Deb
8220;I have not been informed about the spread of malaria. We are now looking into the matter8221;

South 24
Parganas:Of dengue
CMHO: Sachhidananda Sarkar
Says: 8220;I am yet to receive reports from the health centre, where the blood sample of the deceased was tested8221;