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It could be risky taking chances and it’s time for all fever patients to rule out dengue through blood tests, they felt. KOLKATA: With the first dengue in the city being reported this season, doctors across several private hospitals have started recommending NS1 and Elisa tests to patients with symptoms of the viral disease. A test for dengue must be done if a child has fever, even if it is a mild one,” said Ray. So, we are recommending blood tests to rule out dengue to all patients suffering from fever with allied symptoms like headache, body ache, nausea and weakness. More than 50 had succumbed to dengue in Kolkata between July and November last year.Sporadic dengue and malaria cases have been reported from AMRI Hospital, Belle Vue and Apollo Gleneagles Hospital over the last two weeks..