India - ANDHRA PRADESH mysterious illness | One dead, number of cases crosses 500 in Eluru - December 6, 2020+

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ra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on December 6, 2020. | Photo Credit: PTI
170 discharged, says Health Minister; test results awaited


One person died and more than 315, including several women and children, have been admitted to the Government General Hospital (GGH) here following an undiagnosed illness in the last couple of days.

The number of in-patients, which was 55 on Saturday midnight and 170 by Sunday morning, rose to 270 by evening and 315 by midnight.

Unconfirmed reports said 50 more were undergoing treatment in various private hospitals.

Patients developed dizziness, headache and epilepsy-like symptoms. Most of the cases reported were from Kobbari Thota, Kothapeta, Toorpu Veedhi and Arundhatipeta, doctors treating the patients said.

Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had enquired about the situation.

A house-to-house survey was being taken up and the situation was under control, the Minister said, adding about 170 were discharged.

Seven patients were rushed to Vijayawada for better treatment and their condition was stable, he said.

Medical teams from various hospitals in West Godavari and Krishna districts, staff of ward secretariats and officials of the revenue and police departments rushed to the colonies and were attending on the patients in the camps arranged on the streets.
Negative for COVID-19


“Water, food and blood samples have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL). The reports are awaited. CT scan and X-ray reports of the parents are normal. COVID-19 tests were conducted for all the patients and the results were negative,” doctors said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...ricts-eluru/article33264939.ece?homepage=true

 

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Mystery Disease Strikes In Andhra Pradesh, One Person Dead, 380 Ill

The symptoms include convulsions, seizure and neurological symptoms and they are the same across age groups and gender

Andhra PradeshReported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita SanyalUpdated: December 07, 2020 3:11 pm IST

https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh...ndhra-pradesh-one-person-dead-380-ill-2335276

 

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Over 500 patients admitted in Eluru GGH with epilepsy

Rajulapudi Srinivas
ELURU (WEST GODAVARI DT.) , December 08, 2020 14:52 IST
Updated: December 08, 2020 15:18 IST

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“Patients were collapsing suddenly with epilepsy and frothing. They were complaining of headache and dizziness. Over 50 fresh cases were reported in the last 12 hours,” said a doctor.

Also read: Presence of Nickel and Lead elements found in blood samples of patients in Eluru Hospital

“Of the total, 73 were aged one to twelve years, 288 patients were between 12 to 35 years and 169 were above 35 years. The recovery percentage is good,” Mr. Shukla said.

Meanwhile, the mysterious disease was spreading to other colonies in Eluru town and the neighbouring villages, the locals said


https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...th-epilepsy/article33278294.ece?homepage=true

 

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Experts scramble to identify Eluru's mystery disease: 1 dead, over 400 ill

People affected by Eluru's mystery disease complained of 3 to 5 minutes of epileptic fits without repetition, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache, and back pain


New Delhi Last Updated at December 8, 2020 10:47 IST


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Special teams of doctors have been rushed to Eluru to treat the victims while a house-to-house survey has been undertaken to identify prospective patients.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday visited the Government General Hospital and interacted with those afflicted by the mysterious disease even as the number of patients rose.

Deputy Chief Minister (Health) A K K Srinivas (Nani), who represents Eluru, said tests established that water contamination was not the cause of the unknown disease. Nani visited the hospital again on Sunday and reviewed the situation and said there was no need to panic. "Most of the victims have recovered and others are stable. We have readied 50 beds in the GGH in Vijayawada to shift patients, if required. Our medical teams are attending to every patient," the Deputy Chief Minister said.


https://www.business-standard.com/ar...0800208_1.html

 

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Eluru mystery disease: Experts say ‘high residues of pesticides in water main reason’

Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 21:20 IS
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday declared that pesticide residues in drinking water was the main reason for the recent outbreak of mysterious disease in Eluru town of West Godavari district.

... Experts from AIIMS-Delhi, however, reported the presence of traces of heavy metals like lead and nickel in the blood samples of the affected persons as well as milk, while NEERI scientists reported the presence of mercury in the surface water beyond permissible limits.

... disclosed that the drinking water samples had high quantities of organo-chlorine pesticides, which could have entered the bodies of the people through the food cycle.

Dr Ashish from the World Health Organisation, who took part in the video conference, suggested that an in-depth study should be made to find out the long-term impact of these pesticide residues on human body.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/andh...uru-experts/story-KxSkrWhnMoMwjpTvaYXXxL.html

 

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Outbreak of mysterious disease spread between Corona and Bird Flu in this state of the country, these are the symptoms Mysterious disease outbreak in a state of the country between corona and bird flu 700 people succumbed to the disease within 45 days
By: Mohit sharma Updated: 22 Jan 2021, 10:42 PM IST
Outbreak of mysterious disease spread between Corona and Bird Flu in this state of the country, these are the symptoms Outbreak of mysterious disease spread between Corona and Bird Flu in this state of the country, these are the symptoms new Delhi. While coronavirus crisis and bird flu in India remain a matter of concern, in a state of one country, mysterious disease Andhra Pradesh catches hundreds of people. have taken. There is an atmosphere of fear among the people due to this sudden disease in the state.
According to the information, there is an outbreak of peculiar disease in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at this time. Nearly 700 people have succumbed to the disease within the last 45 days at Komirapalli village in the state's West Godavari district. Symptoms of epilepsy-like seizures with fever were seen simultaneously in 22 people in the village.

Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna visited the affected village According to a media report, patients suffering from the disease have been admitted to the government hospital in Eluru in the state. During this, Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna visited the affected village and met the people to know their well being. Giving information in this regard, the Health Minister said that a medical camp is being set up in the village. Along with this, many teams of doctors are also reaching the village and checking people.
The medical department is keeping a close watch on the people suffering from this disease. Let me tell you that before this disease, a mysterious disease in Eluru took many people in its grip even in the last December.

Doctors collected samples from Eluru This is the reason that a month ago the World Health Organization, AIIMS, NIN, NIV, NCDC and IICT experts and doctors collected samples from Eluru. However, doctors could not gather any concrete information in this regard. Let me tell you that on January 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the world's largest corona vaccination, under which millions of people are being vaccinated daily. However, health workers and front line workers have been selected for the corona vaccine in the initial phase, after which the vaccination campaign will be expanded and vaccinated to every citizen of the country.:tiphat:https://www.patrika.com/miscellenou...ease-grips-700-people-within-45-days-6646428/

 

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Eluru-like mysterious illness cases spread to another village in AP

Source :IANS
Author :IANS
Last Updated: Fri, Jan 22nd, 2021, 19:57:05hrs

• Komirepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) Following the emergence of mysterious illness cases in Eluru in December and Pulla recently, similar ailments appear to have spread to Komirepalli village in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Friday.

Komirepalli is 17 km south west of Pulla, where around 30 cases emerged recently, with symptoms such as fainting, frothing, convulsions, vomiting, among others.

Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas said upto 22 cases emerged in Komirepalli village since Thursday midnight, which is 15 km north east of Eluru , where hundreds of such cases had earlier shocked the nation.....
He said that the government is taking the matter very seriously as it is recurring soon after similar incidents in Eluru and Pulla.

"We have taken all the samples. We have not found anything in the water. We will check the earlier reports, including the current one," he said....:tiphat:
He said six people who suffered the illness recovered from it already and most of them are doing fine now.

Srinivas and local Denduluru MLA Abbaya Chowdary met some of the victims at their homes and spoke to them.

"Some victims said they ate chicken, some vegetables. Even in the case of food, there was no common pattern such as people eating at one specific function or a hotel," said the minister...:tiphat:https://www.sify.com/news/eluru-lik...illage-in-ap-news-national-vbwoOuiejbghf.html

 

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Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.co...ndia-amid-the-pandemic-the-cause-is-a-mystery

Something poisoned more than 650 people in India amid the pandemic. The cause is a mystery.
By Joanna Slater
Washington Post
March 22, 2021 7:36 AM PT

KOMIREPALLE, India - The men gathered on a recent evening as the sun slipped lower in the sky, turning the rice fields golden. There was disturbing news: Yet another person from the village had fallen mysteriously ill the night before.

The sickness was always the same, the farmworkers said. Burugu Ravi was transplanting rice seedlings last month when he collapsed and had a seizure, he said. K.I. Yarlapati David Raju crumbled just steps from the bench where he was now sitting. Prasad Kali said his 26-year-old son had suffered three seizures, biting his tongue badly each time. Gurram Nageswara Rao said his wife suddenly started jerking and frothing at the mouth; a few days later his 11-year-old grandson had a seizure after eating dinner.

?It can happen at any moment, when walking, when sleeping,? Rao said. ?We don?t know when people will suffer.?

Rao?s village is part of an unusual medical whodunit. Since December, more than 650 people in an agricultural region near India?s southeastern coast have fallen sick in an episode that has perplexed doctors and scientists alike. The experts agree on two things: It is not a contagious illness, and the most likely cause is a toxin. But that is where the consensus ends...