India - Human Respiratory Track Infections

[Giuseppe]

Re: India - Human Respiratory Track Infections / Suspected Human Avian Influenza

India. Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 26.01.09 11:8 IST - PIB Press Release

Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 26.01.09 11:8 IST

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has notified outbreak of Avian Influenza in poultry in the Hospital Road locality of Ravongla Municipality in South Sikkim District on 19.1.2009.

- Containment measures are continuing.
? Culling started on 20.1.2009 and so far 4091 birds have been culled.
- Culling operations are over.
? 142 Animal health workers involved in culling operations are on chemoprophylaxis.
? Active house-to-house human surveillance is continuing.
- In 0-3 Km area the total population of 5171 is being covered on daily basis.
- Seven cases of URI with fever have been identified but have no exposure history.
? In the 3-10 km area the total population is 19699 out of which 9732 were covered on 25.01.2009.
- Twenty-six cases of fever with URI have been detected but none of them has any history of exposure to infected poultry.
? In the identified health facility at PHC Ravongla, six cases were identified with URI and fever but have no exposure history.
? Isolation facilities have been set up at PHC Ravongla.
- Critical care treatment facility has been strengthened in STNM Hospital, Gangtok.
- Two ventilators have been supplied by MOHFW to strengthen this centre.
? IEC material for print and visual media in Nepali language has been provided to the State Govt.
? There is adequate stock of Oseltamivir and PPE with the State.
? Daily reports are received from the Control Room established in Ravongla.
? The central rapid response team from MOHFW is assisting the local health authorities.
- Situation is monitored on a daily basis.
- As of now there is no suspect human case of avian influenza.

DS/GK/flu-446
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[Giuseppe]

Re: India - Human Respiratory Track Infections / Suspected Human Avian Influenza

India. Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 27.01.09 11:18 IST - PIB Press Release

Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 27.01.09 11:18 IST

- Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has notified outbreak of Avian Influenza in poultry in the Hospital Road locality of Ravongla Municipality in South Sikkim District on 19.1.2009.
- Containment measures are continuing.

? Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has notified outbreak of Avian Influenza in poultry in the Hospital Road locality of Culling operations are over.
- So far 4129 birds have been culled
? 130 Animal health workers involved in culling operations are on chemoprophylaxis.

? Active house-to-house human surveillance is continuing.
- In 0-3 Km area the total population of 5171 is being covered on daily basis.
- Five cases of URI with fever has been identified but had no exposure history.
? In the 3-10 km area the population is covered in phases. A population of 9795 were covered on 26.01.2009.
- Sixty-five cases of fever with URI have been detected but none of them has any history of exposure to infected poultry.
? In the identified health facility at PHC Ravongla, eight cases were identified with URI and fever but have no exposure history.
? Isolation facilities have been set up at PHC Ravongla.
- Critical care treatment facility has been strengthened in STNM Hospital, Gangtok.
- Two ventilators have been supplied by MOHFW to strengthen this centre.

? IEC material for print and visual media in Nepali language has been provided to the State Govt.
? There is adequate stock of Oseltamivir and PPE with the State.
? Daily reports are received from the Control Room established in Ravongla.
? The central rapid response team from MOHFW is assisting the local health authorities.
- Situation is monitored on a daily basis.

- As of now there is no suspect human case of avian influenza.

DS/GK/flu-447
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[Giuseppe]

Re: India - Human Respiratory Track Infections / Suspected Human Avian Influenza

India. Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 28.01.09 11:29 IST - PIB Press Release

Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in Sikkim as on 28.01.09 11:29 IST

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has notified outbreak of Avian Influenza in poultry in the Hospital Road locality of Ravongla Municipality in South Sikkim District on 19.1.2009.

- Containment measures are continuing.
? Culling operations are over.
- So far 4129 birds have been culled
? 130 Animal health workers involved in culling operations are on chemoprophylaxis.

? Active house to house human surveillance is continuing.
- In 0-3 Km area the total population of 5171 is being covered on daily basis.
- Two cases of URI with fever have been identified but none of them has exposure history.
? In the 3-10 km area the population is covered in phases. A population of 9788 was covered on 27.01.2009.
- Twenty cases of fever with URI have been detected but none of them has any history of exposure to infected poultry.
? In the identified health facility at PHC Ravongla, ten cases were identified with URI and fever but they have no exposure history.
? Isolation facilities have been set up at PHC Ravongla. Critical care treatment facility has been strengthened in STNM Hospital, Gangtok.
- Two ventilators have been supplied by MOHFW to strengthen this centre.

? IEC material for print and visual media in Nepali language has been provided to the State Govt.
? There is adequate stock of Oseltamivir and PPE with the State.
? Daily reports are received from the Control Room established in Ravongla.
? The central rapid response team from MOHFW is assisting the local health authorities.

- Situation is monitored on a daily basis.
- As of now there is no suspect human case of avian influenza.

DS/GK/flu-450
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[Treyfish]

Re: India - Human Respiratory Track Infections / Suspected Human Avian Influenza

Prolly not enough health worckers to check the health of villagers. Few thermometers and they dont work. People being checked are asked to come back. Culling is still going on.



Berdflu in the affected areas of the health check started

Feb 08, 12:38 am

Dinhata (Kucbihar):
Dinhata many areas of the city include the bird flu affected areas as those areas were declared in Kalinga, but did not work. People in the areas of health check for an important meeting was sent to health workers. In fact, bird flu in the affected areas to check the health of the people of this important objective. Charges that include the city in these villages have received the news of the death of the chickens. But still the job of killing poultry in villages of Kalinga means work is not done. Though officially the process of Kalinga"culling" in the affected areas has been concluded. Even after the establishment of the goose and chicken is in the villages. People here to check the health of health workers have accused the health workers of 25 to 30 members of a team of only two to three thermometer have been given. Most thermometers are bad in this too. That a bird flu in humans, the bacteria from entering her first symptom is a fever thermometer, but the Health Department from bad problem to have. The health workers only talking to people have to come back. The situation is such that given by the Government to remove the thermometer by the Government health workers were given the pen does not work.

The health workers spend their money Paket government bought the pen has to do the work. In this context, a number Dinhata Block Primary Health Center, Dr. Abhijit Das, the officer said that the thermometer from falling short of funds to buy Antaid health workers has been directed. Health officials said the health department of the total 131 blocks in the team to the affected area three kilometers between the 94, the remaining three to ten kilometers between the 37 teams in the work of the health check has been imposed. Block Dinhata one, two and Broatiabadhi - two and a Gram Panchayat is also involved. However, with the thermometer health workers is problematic. http://66.102.1.101/translate_c?hl=e...Plqwj-3KbBYbXA