Agartala: Tripura government has sounded an alert across the state following an outbreak of dengue fever in neighbouring Bangladesh.
The administration has issued an advisory for people travelling to Bangladesh from the state, a top official said on Monday.
"After we came to know about the outbreak in Bangladesh, we have issued an alert in all the eight districts. We have also launched an awareness campaign and made arrangements to fight the disease," Secretary of the Health Department, Debasish Basu, told media.
Bangladesh is facing one of its worst-ever dengue fever outbreaks, with the government confirming 15,369 such cases since January 1. Of those, 9,683 patients were diagnosed between July 1 and July 30.
"The government is working to tackle dengue," Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had recently told an emergency meeting of the ruling Awami League party.
Customs officials said on an average, around 1,200 Bangladesh nationals travel to and fro the neighbouring country through eight check posts every day.
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