India: "Viral fever"

[Niko]

Fever :: Outbreak of viral fever in Kerala, India

Taking a serious note of the outbreak of viral fever in Kerala, India, the Kerala state government decided to convene an all-party meet on June 8 to work out plans for tackling the problem besides seeking help from the Centre.



A 'cleanliness day' would be observed across the state on June 12 as part of the efforts to contain the spread of the fever and other contagious diseases, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters here.

The state would also be bringing the matter to the attention of the Centre and seek assistance and expertise to deal with the situation.

While media reports said the outbreak of fever had so far claimed at least 11 lives, the state Health Department is yet to confirm casualties due to the viral infection.

About 10,000 patients have been admitted in government hospitals in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Kollam and Alappuzha districts, which are the worst hit by the spread of the fever, health officials said.



(Last updated on Saturday, June 9, 2007, and first posted on Thursday, June 7, 2007)
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[Niko]

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The new epidemic - the viral fever in Kerala can create havoc in India - Army rushes to help
Media Release
Jun. 9, 2007 ​

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Kerala government has sought the army medical teams'' assistance to cope with the spread of a viral fever to many parts of the state that has claimed at least 36 lives.

Defence medical teams from Secunderabad and Chennai are expected to arrive in the state on Sunday on a request by the state government as fever-affected patients continued to pour into hospitals, especially in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts.

After an all-party meet convened to discuss the situation, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said information from the two worst-hit districts, including media reports, put the casualty at 36.

According to official sources, Defence Minister A K Antony has offered to make available the Army's help to tackle the situation based on a request from state Health Minister P K Sreemathi.

A state-wide cleanliness campaign with the co-operation of political parties, medical fraternity NGOs and defence personnel would be launched from June 12. The campaign would focus on mosquito-control, removal of wastes and curb on use of plastics.

The government offered to release more funds for hospitals to purchase medicines and step up facilities to deal with the fever. One month's free ration would be provided to people in affected areas.

Pledging their support to efforts to bring the situation under control, leaders of political parties asked their rank and file to join the cleanliness campaign.
The defence team of medical and paramedics would be sent to Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts where they would help the state medical personnel.

The Health Department had on Friday confirmed 7,000 chikungunya cases with isolated cases of dengue and malaria.

Efforts would be made to control the situation before the monsoon gains strength as the rainy season in the state often posed severe health challenges.

While patients continued to arrive in hospitals in the affected districts, mostly in the Central Travancore region, fresh cases were reported from some of the northern districts also.

 

[Niko]

Re: India Speculation: 12/7/06+

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Medical team airlifted to Kerala

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif] New Delhi, June 9: Two medical teams, one each from the Army and Navy, were today airlifted to Kerala to help combat widespread outbreak of viral fever in four district of the state.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]According to the Army, an estimated 8,000 cases of the have been reported so far.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]About 40 tonnes of medicines has also been airlifted, Army sources said.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]The Kerala government has sought the Army's assistance to cope with the spread of viral fever in many parts of the state that has claimed at least 36 lives.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]According to official sources, Defence Minister A K Antony had offered to make available the Army's help in tackling the situation based on a request from state Health Minister P K Sreemathi. (Agencies) [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Published: Saturday, June 09, 2007

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: India: "Viral fever"

My feeling is, this has to do with the Chikungunya outbreak in Kerala,

see this thread: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=84883#post84883