Hyderabad:Telangana Health Minister E Rajender on Friday said dengue positive cases should be declared only after following necessary blood test protocols and through the District Medical and Health Officers.
He said private nursing homes were declaring dengue cases based on routine blood tests and it should not be done.
"The declaration of dengue or any other viral fever should be through DM&HO (District Medical and Health Officer), through release of bulletin," he told reporters in Karimnagar.
Amid allegations of the spread of dengue and seasonal diseases by opposition Congress and BJP, Rajender has been visiting government hospitals at various places in the state for the last few days as part of efforts to deal with the situation.