Kerala 2013 - Fever outbreaks - Dengue, Leptospirosis, Diarrhoea ...

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Kozhikode reels under a fever spell
By Sankar CG | ENS - KOZHIKODE 17th May 2013 11:45 AM
40,000 people have been affected with common fever, rat fever, malaria and jaundice between the period January and May 15 this year. This is the data received from the District Medical Office.

The statistics is based on the cases reported at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, primary health centres and other government hospitals in the district. The numbers are expected to go higher if the data from private hospitals are included.

However, District Medical Officer P K Mohanan said that the situation is normal and there is no need to panic. ?Ten per cent or below of the total population when affected with various diseases is normal and there is nothing unusual in it. The total number of people affected with illness is forty thousand which is only slightly greater than ten percent of the total population.?
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/...r-a-fever-spell/2013/05/17/article1593362.ece

 

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Mystery fever in Kerala continued uyirpalikal: Preventive measures

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Marttantam: Kerala, more than 20 died of a mysterious fever, fever, hundreds of people have sought refuge in the hospitals. In this case, all based on wartime, is mandatory to carry out disease prevention.
Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the past few years, a lot of people affected by a mysterious fever. In many places there are lives. Chicken Guinea, diseases such as dengue spread in Kerala, Tamil Nadu border areas by then the damage was caused. The last time a part of disease prevention measures, Tamil Nadu - Kerala border areas, medical groups in the camp, checking people in vehicles and distributed drugs. In this case, the Kumari fever in different parts of the district, many people are suffering. Many people are receiving treatment in hospitals. Awadhi in Kerala
In Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, in many districts, including fever and a lot of people are suffering. The meeting is alaimoti government hospitals. So far, more than 20 died of a mysterious fever in Kerala. This incident greatly affected the people of Kerala. Also, be sure symptom of dengue has been more than 30 years.
Kumari panic
Kumari district, Thiruvananthapuram district has always been closely associated. Medicine, education, employment, for various purposes, including business, both the district and the people are mutually exclusive. In the present case, a mysterious fever in Kerala paravumo here is the fear among the people. Therefore, preventive measures to combat the disease on the basis of the requests.
Climate Change
Generally, the rainy season is usually in the transmission of various types of diseases. Isolated stands in the rainy season, the stagnant water, mosquito production is likely to increase. For the past few days, the district is in the rains.
Everything is stagnant rain water in low-lying areas.
Moreover, if maintained properly wastewater streams, stagnant sewage is in many places. Create germs that cause these diseases, which are caused palkipperukavum. They must be countered. Moreover, he urged the public to focus nalaval that the Government is of the opinion that social activists.

Prevention measures
All waste water streams to varappata the dredger. Fever in affected areas, not only in all parts, smoking drug to hit. Moreover, Anti virus vaccines should spray. Employees appointed to higher health care, disease prevention must involve actively in the tasks.
All government hospitals, primary health centers to stock large amounts of drugs in disease prevention. Find people with disease risk, to take action to provide treatment. All government hospitals do blood tests, all of the necessary arrangements to be made.
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Hospitals to open evening OPs for fever patients
TNN | Jun 5, 2013, 11.01 PM IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government, in a high-level meeting convened by the chief minister, decided to begin evening outpatient facilities (OPs) in government medical college hospitals, taluk, district and general hospitals to tend to increasing fever cases.
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Meanwhile, four fever deaths were reported on Wednesday. While dengue caused two deaths in Kottayam, it has been suspected that rat fever had resulted in the third one in the district.

Those who died of dengue were retired teacher Lillykutty Chacko (69) of Vettimukal and Vasukkuttan (60) from Pathamuttam. Lillykutty's daughter Maggie had died of dengue last week.

Peter (56) of Vazhoor died of suspected rat fever. In Pathanamthitta, 10-year-old Divya Elizabeth Abraham succumbed to dengue, reports said.

On Wednesday, 18,084 fever cases were reported, of this 84 were dengue, 2,069 diarrhoea, 34 hepatitis, 26 chicken pox and 13 were typhoid cases.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...s-for-fever-patients/articleshow/20449396.cms

 

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40 Indians die due to dengue, other fever in Kerala state
New Delhi, June 6, IRNA -- Seven more persons succumbed to various types of monsoon season fever in South Indian state of Kerala today, pushing the total of dengue and other fever deaths to 40 in the past two weeks.

Out of the seven deaths, four died due to dengue, two of leptospirosis and another of fever related disease, the PTI reported quoting health officials as said in Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of the state. A total of 15,990 people sought treatment in various government hospitals in the state for fever as out-patients while 774 had been hospitalized.

Today alone 90 persons tested positive for dengue and seven for leptospirosis. One case of H1N1 infection was reported from Kozhikode district Thursday.
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http://www3.sari.irna.ir/en/News/80...ie_due_to_dengue,_other_fever_in_Kerala_state

 

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 7, 2013
16,000 fever cases in one day in State
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On Thursday, nearly 16,000 fever cases were reported at the outpatient clinics in government hospitals and medical college hospitals in the State. As many as 774 of these patients have been admitted to the hospitals.
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An official report of the State Infectious Diseases Surveillance Project said 90 confirmed cases of dengue and seven of leptospirosis were reported on Thursday. Seven deaths — one suspected of fever, four of dengue and two of leptospirosis — were reported in the State. Three of the patients are from Kollam and two from Kottayam. The mortality rate of dengue has significantly gone up this year from those in the previous years.

Of the 90 confirmed dengue cases, 29 are from Thiruvananthapuram, 24 from Pathanamthitta, 12 from Kollam, nine from Idukki and seven from Ernakulam. All seven confirmed leptospirosis cases are from Thiruvananthapuram.

Senior health officials admit that with at least 50 per cent of the fever patients going to private hospitals, the actual number of dengue cases can be several times the number reported. Despite attempts to get private hospitals into the reporting system, most hospitals stay out of the network.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...-cases-in-one-day-in-state/article4791231.ece

Fever: 12 deaths reported in state
DC | 4 hours 14 min ago



Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 12 deaths were reported in the state due to various fevers on Thursday even as the KGMCTA objected to conducting evening OP’s in Medical College hospitals.

Eight deaths were reported from Kottayam, three from Kollam and one from Thrissur. Of the deaths nine were suspected dengue, two suspected leptospirosis death and one fever death.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130607/news-current-affairs/article/fever-12-deaths-reported-state

KOCHI, June 7, 2013
Fever poses headache for health authorities in district


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On Thursday, 1115 patients received treatment for fever in the out-patient section (OP) and in the in-patient (IP) section, 55 people received treatment. There were seven confirmed and 14 suspected cases of dengue. There were also 84 cases of acute diarrhoeal diseases and one case of chicken pox on the day.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...th-authorities-in-district/article4788646.ece

 

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KOTTAYAM, June 8, 2013
Health situation continues to be grim in Kottayam

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


One fever death reported in Kumaranallore on Friday

One fever death was reported in Kumaranallore and at least 1,195 cases of fever were reported from the 79 public health centres in the district on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Moni (60), wife of Thomas of Kunnukalayil House, at SH Mount on the outskirts of the town. The authorities confirmed two cases of dengue on Friday. At least 69 suspected cases of dengue were reported.

The health scenario in the district looks grim with no effective steps being taken to bring private sector hospitals in the campaign against the fever outbreak. A large number of patients depend on private hospitals for treatment. However, these fever cases are not included in official statistics. There are allegations that private sector hospitals have refused to admit people with fever.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ues-to-be-grim-in-kottayam/article4794379.ece

 

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Six suspected fever deaths: 24-hr monitoring cell at Health Minister?s office
DC | 3 hours 40 min ago

Thiruvananthapuram: A 24-hour monitoring cell started functioning from the Health Minister?s office from Saturday to coordinate the steps taken to check the spread of infectious diseases even as six suspected cases of fever deaths were reported in the state. Those in dire need could contact 0471-251839, said the minister.

Out of the suspected fever deaths, three were from Thiruvanathapuram, two from Kottayam and one from Thrissur.
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Rajan, 49, of Aryanadu, Thiruvananthapuram, is reported to have died of leptospirosis and a four-and-a-half-year-old child died of fever in Thrissur. A total of 14,631 cases of fever and 57 cases of dengue were reported on Saturday.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/1306...-deaths-24-hr-monitoring-cell-health-minister

 

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Another death due to dengue fever in Kottayam
Posted on: 09 Jun 2013

Kottayam: One more dengue death was reported in Kottayam district on Sunday. Bisi Baby (28) died affected by dengue.
On Saturday two persons died due to dengue fever. They are Mullavattam Puthanparambil Ajeesh's wife Been Rajan (32) and Kuravilangad Vayala Manakkad George (58). They had undergone treatment at the medical college hospital.
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http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=136848

Fever claims eight more lives in State

June 9, 2013, 11:03 am

Thiruvananthapuram:
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Four people, Abhijit (2), Panachikad Beena (32), Ramani Ramankutty (60) and Illikal Ismail (48), died of dengue and three people, Poovanmalayil Krishnankutty (45), Krishnankutty (52), and C K Damodharan (62) died of jaundice while Neena (38) died of viral fever.
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http://www.madhyamam.com/en/node/12835

 

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Nine fever deaths till Sunday

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


Nine persons died of fever and related illnesses in the State between May 29 and June 9.

Two suspected dengue deaths were reported from Kottayam, another two from Idukki and one from Kollam. One death reported from Idukki on May 29 was confirmed as due to dengue on Monday. Two persons died of pneumonia in Kozhikode. One death was reported from Kollam which is suspected to be due to Japanese Encephalitis.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...e-fever-deaths-till-sunday/article4803195.ece

 

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Viral fever spreading in Kollam
STAFF REPORTER




With dengue fever confirmed for five more persons on Monday, the number of persons in the district who have contracted dengue since the first week of May has reached 118. While only one death due to dengue has been confirmed during the period, the number of suspected dengue fever deaths stand at 10.

The number of suspected dengue fever cases in the district since the first week of May touched 1,409 on Monday. The District Medical Office (DMO) said that on Monday 2,567 more persons with viral fever reached various hospitals in the district and 102 of them had been hospitalised.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...-fever-spreading-in-kollam/article4802662.ece

One more dies of dengue fever
By Express News Service - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 11th June 2013 10:43 AM
Dengue fever claimed yet another life on Monday, that of a 48-year-old woman Vijayamma from Idukki. As many as five deaths were reported due to suspected dengue fever in the state on Monday, of which one is from Kollam and two each are from Idukki and Kottayam.

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However, the Integrated Disease State Surveillance Unit pointed out that the increase in the number of cases on Monday is due to inclusion of cases that were not reported on Sunday. The total number of confirmed dengue cases on Monday in the state was 92,
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/...of-dengue-fever/2013/06/11/article1629619.ece

Oppn uproar seeking health minister?s resignation

Posted on :11:31:44 Jun 11, 2013


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Some unruly scenes were witnessed in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday. The opposition LDF created an uproar seeking the resignation of Health Minister V S Sivakumar for failing to tackle viral fever. At the end of the impasse, they walked out of the assembly.

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Health Minister Sivakumar replying for the motion said the government has taken steps to control fever. He said 140 persons died of fever in the state from January to June 10. Almost 10 lakh persons have been hospitalized of fever. 51 persons died of rat fever. The minister also said evening OPs have been started in taluk, district and medical college hospitals.
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http://www.kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=37351

 

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PATHANAMTHITTA, June 13, 2013
Pathanamthitta shivering with fever

RADHAKRISHNAN KUTTOOR


1,840 viral fever cases reported from government hospitals

As many as 1,840 viral fever cases were reported from various government hospitals in the district on Wednesday. According to Health Department sources, this is the largest number of viral fever cases reported in the district on a single day in the past five months.

Two persons suffering from viral fever died on Wednesday. Girija, 43, of Thengamom near Adoor, who had been undergoing treatment for dengue and jaundice at Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, for the past six days, died on Wednesday. Another woman, Sonu Joseph, 33, of Niranom, afflicted with viral fever, reportedly died on her way to hospital in the forenoon.
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Dr. Hameed said there were four confirmed dengue cases and four suspected cases of dengue on Wednesday. He said the number of clinically confirmed dengue cases reported at the government hospitals in the district during the past two months was 230 and the number of suspected dengue cases was 495.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pathanamthitta-shivering-with-fever/article4808424.ece

 

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More dengue deaths

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Six more suspected dengue deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the number of fever-related deaths in the State to 85. But the Health Department has confirmed only 11 deaths as due to dengue.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/more-dengue-deaths/article4813164.ece

 

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PALAKKAD, June 18, 2013
13 suspected dengue cases in Palakkad

Thirteen suspected cases of dengue fever and one case of malaria; one case of measles and two cases of typhoid were reported from the district on Monday.

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He said that 104 patients were admitted to different hospitals of the district on Monday with fever. A total of 2,334 patients were given treatment in for fever in the government hospitals in the district, he said.
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Kallar and neighbouring Panathady villages had 128 and 123 suspected cases of dengue fever respectively.
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In all, 538 patients had symptoms of jaundice, of which 15 cases had been confirmed.

Sixteen persons had symptoms of rat fever (leptospirosis) and another 48 had symptoms of malaria.

The officials said five persons had symptoms of H1N1 influenza.

The officials confirmed the death of a person in Padanna village recently due to leptospirosis.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...d-dengue-cases-in-palakkad/article4825385.ece

 

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?Dengue rise owes to wrong approach'
DC | 3 hours 42 min ago

Thiruvananthapuram: While dengue and fever-related diseases have taken a toll of more than 140 lives across the state, a leading virologist, whose brainchild was Kerala State Institute of Virology and Infectious Diseases in Alappuzha, laments the state of public health sector.

Emeritus Professor at CMC Vellore Dr. T. Jacob John feels that the rise in casualties has been due to the wrong diagnosis and treatment.

According to him, people with dengue need not die. ?In many countries, dengue-related deaths occur only in 0.1 out of 1,000 persons. If people are dying due to dengue, then that means treatment and diagnosis have gone wrong in Kerala,? said Dr. John, a recipient of many awards, including the Dr. B.C.Roy award.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130621/news-current-affairs/article/‘dengue-rise-owes-wrong-approach

 

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KERALA

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 23, 2013
Dengue deaths to be studied in depth
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For the first time, the Health Department has now issued a directive to all district health administrations to set up technical committees to do a detailed auditing of every dengue and fever-related fatalities, by going through case sheets and medical documents in hospitals.

?After each epidemic, the department just moves on to other activities. There are no scientific reviews or assessment on how the epidemic was managed, whether all fever deaths were due to dengue. It is important to know what percentage of the population went into DHF or DSS because it helps us anticipate the severity of the epidemic in future,? a public health expert said.
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?Mortality data is the fundamental requirement in any epidemiology studies. The IDSP reports show that there have been nearly 100 suspected dengue deaths this season. Dengue has been confirmed as the cause of death in only 13 cases, which alone will figure in the official stats. If not all, at least a few of these suspected deaths from both government and private hospitals should be taken up in every district for a detailed mortality analysis,? he said.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dengue-deaths-to-be-studied-in-depth/article4843111.ece

 

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Despite decline in fever cases health experts to continue vigil
By Express News Service - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 21st July 2013 11:12 AM
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It may be recalled that a month ago, the total number of fever-afflicted persons in the state ranged between 20,000 to 23,000 or more per day, with as many as 700 to 830 being admitted in hospitals on a daily basis. Now, the number of fever cases have come down to less than 15,000 per day with the daily hospital admissions hovering around the 500-mark. The number of dengue cases have come down from as many as 180 to 200 confirmed cases per day in June to less than a hundred per day. On July 20, the total number of dengue cases reported in the state was just 56 of which a majority of 31 cases were from Thiruvananthapuram alone.
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On July 20, there were two confirmed cholera cases from Ettumanoor. While Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Typhoid and Chicken pox are being reported regularly from across the state, Pradeepkumar said this was nothing to be worried about. ?The numbers are almost the same during this season every year. Even leptospirosis cases are much lower than what was reported last year,? he said.

Meanwhile there was one death suspected to be due to leptospirosis from Palakkad on July 20.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/...-continue-vigil/2013/07/21/article1694367.ece

 

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Offered intensive treatment passed the baby died

Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 21:32 IST author: Ajanta

Iraniyalai next talakkulam, of putuvilaiyai Kannan (age 30). Home wiring is working. His wife Jayalakshmi (27). It's been married for 2 years. Jeyahari was the son of 11 months. There was a sudden illness last week jeyahari child.

Added in the private hospital immediately Thuckalay parents. The disease kunamakatat private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram took the baby.

The doctors who examined the child, that child is treated as a mysterious fever occur. Offered intensive treatment jeyahari miserable child died yesterday evening passed. And few people know about the child's relatives were shocked.

Talakkulam, putuvilai circulating in the area of ​​health disorder, the child died of a mysterious fever, and they complained. About the county health department, informed the panchayat administration.

Men must take action to avoid health damage in the area insisted that exists.

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