mysterious fever - Tamil Nadu - 4 deaths

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Two die of mysterious fever in two villages

Special Correspondent

Medial team sent to Appanur, Therkkukottai, Punavasal

RAMANATHAPURAM: Two persons including a constable died of the mysterious fever in two villages near Mudukulathur.

They were S. Hari (7) of Therkkukottai and K. Muthuramalingam (23) of Appanur.

Though there was no exact cause of death, the officials said both had the symptoms of severe fever.

While Hari died a few days ago after getting treatment with a siddha doctor, Muthuramalingam, a constable, died after visiting a few private doctors in Paramakudi and Madurai recently.

R. Malathi, Deputy Director, Health, Paramakudi said that a medial team had been sent to Appanur, Therkkukottai, Punavasal and other areas, where several persons were affected with the fever.
Blood samples


Blood samples were collected and sent to a government laboratory at Hosur to find out the nature of fever cases.

Five persons were tested positive for typhoid in Therkkukottai.

A few persons were affected with typhoid in Appanur.

The results of other blood samples were expected anytime.

She said intensive fogging had been carried out in and around the affected villages.

Medical officers and others working in Primary Health Centres were directed to closely monitor the fewer cases.

Preventive measures


Preventive measures were taken to control fever.

Collector T.N. Hariharan said necessary details were sought from the authorities concerned over the death of two persons.

Health authorities were asked to visit the affected areas immediately upon receiving inputs over fever or other cases.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/03/stories/2009120359230300.htm

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Re: Two die of mysterious fever in two villages - Tamil Nadu

Mystery fever

C. Jaishankar

RAMANATHAPURAM: Heavy inflow of patients affected with a mystery viral fever to the government and private hospitals forced the health authorities to issue high alert to all Primary Health Centres in the district.

Though almost all hospitals in the district have been witnessing a rush of patients than normal, those in Mudukulathur, Kamudhi, R.S. Mangalam, Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram are struggling to cope up with the situation. The villages around Mudukulathur including Appanur, Punavasal, Perunazhi, Saveriarpattinam and R.S. Mangalam are badly hit. The health authorities have received complaints about death of patients and they admitted that the viral fever had claimed four persons, two each in Mudukulathur and R.S. Mangalam.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/09/stories/2009120954470500.htm

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Mystery fever in State, Docs clueless


Tamilnadu

R Gomathy Sankaravel | Sat, 26 Dec, 2009,03:47 PM
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At a time when the medical fraternity is battling swine flu, a mystery fever is silently afflicting the people across the State.Two persons, one of them a police constable, have died of the fever in two villages near Mudukulathur in Ramnathapuram district recently.

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Though there has been no exact cause for the death, the health officials have said the two victims had symptoms of high fever.?My wife has been ill for a week and got admitted to a hospital with symptoms like those of chikungunya?, Krishna, a farmer from Sattur in Virudhunagar district, said.

Strangely, the doctor attending on her said that he was not in a position to disclose the name of the fever owing to some ?internal? pressure exerted by the officials concerned, Krishna added. Some complained that chikungunya has come back.

Another incident from the outskirts of Chennai showed how grave the problem is. A two-and-a-half year old boy Dhaksinamurthy in Perunkalathur died of the mysterious fever recently. Residents feel that perennial sewage overflow in their locality had led to mosquitoes breeding which in turn has caused the spread of the disease.

?After our repeated demands went unheeded, residents of Velu Nagar at Perunkalathur proposed to constitute ?Velu Nagar Residents Association? shortly to attend to their problems,? said Mohammed Dastagir.


According to a media report, Principal Secretary and director of the Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy G A Rajkumar said siddha drugs could be used to treat chikungunya without side-effects.

?The Nilavembu Kudineer Chooranam,? prepared with nine ingredients and ?Amukkara Chooranam,? made with five ingredients are most effective?, he added. Dr Rajkumar further underlined the need for creating awareness among the masses of the efficacy of Siddha drugs in healing the disease.


When contacted, Health Secretary V K Subburaj said it was not a mysterious fever but a viral fever caused by seasonal change and mosquitoes. ?We are taking all steps to take stock of the situation?, he said.

When asked about some deaths reported because of the mysterious fever, he said that it was not owing to the viral fever alone. ?But the persons who died had some other complications earlier which might have turned out to be fatal?, he added.

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