COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE: Realizing
that Surveillance is the foundation for all Public
Health Programme, the State Government initiated to strengthen surveillance
system since the 6th Plan period . At present one State Epidemiological unit
with 8 District Epidemiological Units are functioning for the control of
Communicable Diseases in the State.
During the year 1421 Enteric fever cases and 838 Viral
Hepatitis cases were reported. Several measures were taken up to prevent the
spread of communicable diseases. The following table shows the epidemiological
analysis of the diseases for the year 2000-2001.
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