Kolkata: The state health dept will launch a mass drug administration as part of eliminating filariasis. The door-to-door drive will begin on Feb 24 with the aim to cover all households in 46 blocks and seven municipalities in 11 filaria-endemic districts. It will continue till March 2.
A few wards under Howrah Municipal Corporation reported a filaria a surge, especially among kids. Specific pockets in Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, North and South Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia and Kalimpong have also been marked filaria-endemic. tnn