<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Archive Number 20060826.2422
Published Date 26-AUG-2006
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - India (Gujarat): RFI
HANTAVIRUS - INDIA (GUJARAT): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Aug 24 11:07:31 2006
From: A-Lan Banks <A-Lan.Banks@thomson.com>
Source: Hindustan Times, India, 24 Aug 2006 [edited]
< http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1776384,000900040003.htm >
A health warning has been issued in Gujarat's flood-ravaged city of Surat
following 2 deaths due to suspected hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Hantavirus spreads through rat urine, droppings or saliva and affects the
kidneys, lungs, pulmonary system or the heart.
The warning was issued late Wednesday [23 Aug 2006] and people have been
asked to take precautions and avoid large gatherings since the possibility
of contracting the virus is high.
Vikas Desai, head of the preventive social medicine department, said 2
people -- ages 24 and 36 years, both residents of the Katargam area in
Surat, died due to the disease.
Desai, however, ruled out the possibility of plague in the city. "Tests
have not revealed any plague symptoms so far. Serum samples collected from
the patients have been sent to the New Delhi-based National Institute of
Communicable Diseases for further tests," said Desai.
After the week-long deluge, people began fleeing the city in large numbers
fearing epidemics. Memories of the 1994 plague continue to haunt the people
of Surat and not too many are ready to take any chances.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Note*
You don't get Hantavirus from crowds, this is something else.
Published Date 26-AUG-2006
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - India (Gujarat): RFI
HANTAVIRUS - INDIA (GUJARAT): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
***************************************************
A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: Aug 24 11:07:31 2006
From: A-Lan Banks <A-Lan.Banks@thomson.com>
Source: Hindustan Times, India, 24 Aug 2006 [edited]
< http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1776384,000900040003.htm >
A health warning has been issued in Gujarat's flood-ravaged city of Surat
following 2 deaths due to suspected hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Hantavirus spreads through rat urine, droppings or saliva and affects the
kidneys, lungs, pulmonary system or the heart.
The warning was issued late Wednesday [23 Aug 2006] and people have been
asked to take precautions and avoid large gatherings since the possibility
of contracting the virus is high.
Vikas Desai, head of the preventive social medicine department, said 2
people -- ages 24 and 36 years, both residents of the Katargam area in
Surat, died due to the disease.
Desai, however, ruled out the possibility of plague in the city. "Tests
have not revealed any plague symptoms so far. Serum samples collected from
the patients have been sent to the New Delhi-based National Institute of
Communicable Diseases for further tests," said Desai.
After the week-long deluge, people began fleeing the city in large numbers
fearing epidemics. Memories of the 1994 plague continue to haunt the people
of Surat and not too many are ready to take any chances.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Note*
You don't get Hantavirus from crowds, this is something else.