AMC sets up control room

The officials have, therefore, appealed to the general practitioners, pathologists, physicians and paediatricians to immediately inform the control room about the spread of malaria, typhoid, jaundice and gastro cases in the city so that the diseases could be controlled.

Complaints regarding supply of polluted drinking water could also be registered with the control room, they added.

In case of malaria, family members of the patients were advised to contact the doctors immediately and get the blood tested at the earliest so that detection of falciparum could be possible. Officials said that it was nearly impossible to get the exact number of patients suffering from malaria and gastro cases but, sources said that cases were pouring in from almost all the low-lying areas and slums from where waterlogging was reported during heavy rains.