Chikun gunya cases come down
Special Correspondent
State Government attributes decline to sustained efforts to curtail fever
# Chief Minister asks officials to take necessary steps
# Fever first broke out in Kadapa, Chittoor and Anantapur districts
HYDERABAD: Cases of suspected chikun gunya in the State, which were on an upswing during February-March this year, are showing a downward trend this month.
This trend, the Government claimed on Friday, was due to the preventive efforts it had put in to contain the viral fever.
A survey conducted in Anantapur district showed that 80 cases of chikun gunya were reported till the third quarter of April against 307 in January, 491 in February, 631 in mid-March and 512 by March end.
At a meeting to review measures to check the viral fever, Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy instructed officials to obtain similar survey reports from other affected districts and take preventive measures.
He also directed them to continue anti-larval and anti-mosquito measures and ensure storage of sufficient stocks of medicines at all District Medical & Health offices.
NIV report
According to a report of the National Institute of Virology, out of 362 samples collected from different places in Kadapa, Secunderabad, Chittoor, Anantapur, Nalgonda and Prakasam, Kurnool and Guntur districts, 139 were found positive for chikun gunya, six for dengue fever and 15 related to both the fevers.
The viral fever, rarely fatal and characterised by symptoms like fever, headache and pain in the joints, started in Kadapa, Chittoor and Anantapur districts from December and spread to other districts.
It was first detected in Tanzania in 1952-53, struck Calcutta in 1954-55 and Madras in 1965 but there were no reports of chikun gunya for the last 40 years, a press release issued by the Chief Minister's office said
http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/22/stories/2006042211430400.htm
Special Correspondent
State Government attributes decline to sustained efforts to curtail fever
# Chief Minister asks officials to take necessary steps
# Fever first broke out in Kadapa, Chittoor and Anantapur districts
HYDERABAD: Cases of suspected chikun gunya in the State, which were on an upswing during February-March this year, are showing a downward trend this month.
This trend, the Government claimed on Friday, was due to the preventive efforts it had put in to contain the viral fever.
A survey conducted in Anantapur district showed that 80 cases of chikun gunya were reported till the third quarter of April against 307 in January, 491 in February, 631 in mid-March and 512 by March end.
At a meeting to review measures to check the viral fever, Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy instructed officials to obtain similar survey reports from other affected districts and take preventive measures.
He also directed them to continue anti-larval and anti-mosquito measures and ensure storage of sufficient stocks of medicines at all District Medical & Health offices.
NIV report
According to a report of the National Institute of Virology, out of 362 samples collected from different places in Kadapa, Secunderabad, Chittoor, Anantapur, Nalgonda and Prakasam, Kurnool and Guntur districts, 139 were found positive for chikun gunya, six for dengue fever and 15 related to both the fevers.
The viral fever, rarely fatal and characterised by symptoms like fever, headache and pain in the joints, started in Kadapa, Chittoor and Anantapur districts from December and spread to other districts.
It was first detected in Tanzania in 1952-53, struck Calcutta in 1954-55 and Madras in 1965 but there were no reports of chikun gunya for the last 40 years, a press release issued by the Chief Minister's office said
http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/22/stories/2006042211430400.htm