Summary:
more-inIncreased fever surveillance in the aftermath of Nipah outbreak has seen a rise in the number of fever cases being recorded in Kozhikode district. As many as 712 outpatient fever cases and two inpatient cases were reported from Kozhikode on August 24. This phenomenon was stark in the post-flood period when more people went to private and government hospitals with fever symptoms. Health Department officials said health workers were collecting details of each fever case, irrespective of the severity of the disease. Also, there has been a dip in vector-borne communicable diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, and H1N1, compared to previous years, they claimed..