Bihar: Mysterious disease hits Darbhanga, claims 2 - possible poisoning?

[Ronan Kelly]

Perhaps related to the Muzaffarpur outbreak...http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169395

Mysterious disease hits Darbhanga, claims 2
Binay Kumar Jha | Jun 29, 2011, 12.20am IST
DARBHANGA: Mohd Kismat Ansari (12) and Mohd Mukhtar Ansari (10), both sons of Mohd Jabbar Ansari of village Afzala Tola under the Biraul police station, died of a mysterious disease on Tuesday and their 8-year old sister Shabana khatoon is struggling for life in a private clinic at Biraul market.

Biraul SHO SN Mishra confirmed the two deaths and said that the three children were first taken to Biraul PHC and from there to a private clinic where the two children died and the girl is being treated in a serious condition. Biraul PHC in-charge Ganga Nand Jha told TOI over phone that the three children from the same family were brought to PHC on Tuesday morning. Kismat and Mukhtar were suffering from high fever and Mukhtar was even gasping.

Father of the children Mohd Jabbar communicated him that all his three children became ill since Monday night. Jha further said that all the three were very serious, so, after some initial treatment, he referred them to DMCH for expert management. However, instead of taking them to DMCH, Jabbar took them to a private clinic where the two died. When asked if they were suffering from encephalitis, Jha said it only medical investigation can disclose the exact cause of the death.

Darbhanga civil surgeon Lakhindra Prasad told TOI that considering a similar disease severely hitting the children of adjoining Muzaffarpur district, the district health administration had become alert after the two deaths. He had constituted a three-member committee, led by Dr Mridul Kumar Shukla, to probe the deaths of two children. Shukla has been asked to report to the civil surgeon within 24 hours. The civil surgeon said he would visit the area on Wednesday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ts-Darbhanga-claims-2/articleshow/9031469.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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This report from PTI puts a different spin on things and differs markedly from the TOI report...

Two die in mysterious circumstances
PTI | 01:06 PM,Jun 28,2011
Darbhanga, Jun 28 (PTI) Two children were found dead under mysterious circumstances at Aphjala village in Bihar's Darabhanga district early today, police said. Kishmat (12) and Mukhtar (10), son of Md Jaffar, were found dead this morning at their house, they said. Their sister Sabana Praveen (8) was found lying unconscious on a cot, the police said. She was admitted to Biraul hospital. "We will be able to give the reason behind their deaths after postmortem", the police said.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/two-die-in-mysterious-circumstances/740697.html

 

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The cases in Muzaffarpur are sporadic, with no indication of multiple cases in any family. This is three cases in the same family. That alone suggests this is something different than the Muzaffarpur outbreak.

It is possible that the reporter in the first article may have intentionally distorted the facts to draw attention to this situation.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Two kids die, third in clinic, ailment unknown
JITENDRA KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
Darbhanga, June 29: Two children from the same family died, while the third was undergoing treatment at a private clinic in Afzala Balia village under Biroul police station.

The three children — Mukhtar Ansari (12), Kismat Ansari (11) and Sabana Khatun (14) — were rushed to Biroul Primary Health Centre (PHC) after they complained of fever and stomach pain yesterday. Seeing the state of the kids, the primary health centre referred them to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Zabar Ansari, father of the children, however, preferred a local private clinic to DMCH in a hurry. One of the boys died on the way to the private clinic while the other one took his last breath one-and-a-half hours after getting admitted to the nursing home.

Zabar’s daughter Sawana Khatun was being treatment at the clinic even though the chief medical officer (CMO) of Biroul PHC, G.N. Jha, had referred her to DMCH. Her condition had not improved since yesterday, said sources.

Jha told The Telegraph: “The three children brought here for treatment were running high fever. When one of them started gasping, I referred the three to DMCH after initial treatment. I looked for signs of snakebite over their bodies but could not find anything to substantiate that claim.” After getting information about the death of the two children, the civil surgeon, Dr Lakhendra Prasad, has asked a doctor to investigate the matter and report him.

The civil surgeon told The Telegraph: “I have been informed that the two children died because of snakebite. To know the veracity of the claim, I have sent a doctor to investigate the matter so that proper action can be taken.”
He further said that it would be difficult to reach to any conclusion if the girl admitted at the private clinic was not sent to DMCH for overall examination.

Dr Shukla, the investigating officer, reached Biroul and started investigation along with Dr G.N. Jha and prepared a report after inquiring about the symptoms developed before the death of the two children. This report has not been made public. According to Dr Shukla, the three children were neither suffering from encephalitis nor were bitten by any snake, as claimed by the parents. “The cause of the death can be detected only after clinical examination. The symptoms of the two boys before death do not match either encephalitis or snakebite. The girl needs oxygen that is not available at the private clinic,” Shukla said.

“It is imperative for the female child getting treatment at the private clinic to go to DMCH so that an in-depth examination can be done before reaching any conclusion,” he added.

Police tried their best to send the bodies of the two children for postmortem but the villagers started protesting and the police were forced to hand over the bodies to the family for last rites

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110630/jsp/bihar/story_14176242.jsp