Kyasanur Forest Disease 2014-2020

[Ronan Kelly]

From Week 11 IDSP Report: http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/outbreaks.htm

Karnataka
Shimoga
Kyasanur Forest Disease 112 cases 0 fatal 05/01/15 Under Surveillance

Cases of fever reported from several PHCs of Block Thithahalli, Distt Shimoga. A total of 112 cases and no deaths were reported since 5 Jan 2015. District RRT investigated the outbreak and house to house fever survey done. A total of 112 blood samples tested; 32 samples were positive for KFD by PCR at NIV Pune. Few monkey deaths were also reported from affected area. All cases had history of going to forest for different purposes. 72 tick samples were also collected and sent to NIV Pune; result awaited. Vaccination against KFD was done in the community and tick repellant oil (DMP) was distributed. Health education given regarding personal protection.

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Health-dept-Tick-bites-led-to-death-of-Pali-villagers-/87316.html


Health dept: Tick bites led to death of Pali villagers
PANJIM: Directorate of Health Services has finally broken its silence over the confidential report about the mysterious deaths of nine villagers in Pali, Sattari, by declaring that they were caused by an outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease.

By TEAM HERALD | 15 Apr, 2015, 01:00AM IST

A month-long joint study by the Directorate of Health Services and a private institute finally made a breakthrough, declaring that the mystery illness was caused by tick bites, but the report which was in the possession of the directorate for the last three days, was kept under wraps.
Herald had broken the story on Tuesday over the silence of directorate on the mysterious deaths reported at Pali and the fear prevailing among villagers over inaction by the directorate.
State Epidemiologist Dr Utkarsha Betodkar on Monday informed Herald that the common detection fund in all the samples is of KFD, which is a tick borne disease which spreads through tick bite. ?You cannot eliminate this disease but it can be controlled, tick bite control measures should be taken in the area of Pali,? Dr Betodkar recommended...

 

[Pathfinder]

Rare monkey fever behind Palli villagers falling sick

TNN | Apr 15, 2015, 01.46 AM IST

VALPOI: The health department has zeroed in on what has made about 55 people in Palli village of Sattari taluka take ill over the last month.

Local residents' serological (blood serum) tests conducted at the Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, have tested positive for a lesser-known tick-borne viral hemorrhagic fever called Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever.

Though Palli has witnessed four deaths so far?as confirmed by the directorate of health services?health officials said there is no conclusive evidence to link the deaths to KFD.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...llagers-falling-sick/articleshow/46925148.cms

 

[Pathfinder]

NCDC to study Goa deaths due to mysterious virus
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Panaji, April 15 (IANS) A National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) team from Delhi is being summoned to Goa to probe a mysterious viral fever, caused by wild ticks, in the rural, forested Goan village of Pali that claimed nine lives over the last few weeks.

Utkarsh Betodkar, the top epidemiologist at the state Directorate of Health Services (DHS), said that tick control measures in Pali -- located 60 kms from Panaji -- had been ordered with the help of the state animal husbandary department to control the fever, which has been now identified as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD).
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"A NCDC team will be visiting the state to carry out detailed investigation of the outbreak and also give expertise in prevention and control measures in the affected areas," the official said.
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https://news.batoi.com/article/2015/04/15/ncdc-to-study-goa-deaths-due-to-mysterious-vi

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Goa North Goa ii. KFD
60 cases 04 fatalities 28/02/15 Under Surveillance

44 Cases of fever with loose motion and vomiting reported in 10th week ending on 08th March 2015, further 16 more cases reported from Sawant Wada and Deul Wada of Village Pali, , CHC Valpoi, Taluka Sattari District North Goa. State RRT along with Central team from NCDC is investigating the outbreak. All the cases are living on the fringe of Madei Wild Life Reserve and have cashew plantations at the border of the forest. There were reports of monkey deaths from parts of the forest from 20th February 2015. 21 samples were sent to Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal (MCRV), all samples tested negative for Dengue, Leptospira and scrub typhus. 19 out of 21 samples tested positive for KFDV by RT-PCR.All cases treated symptomatically. One female aged 55 years and 03 males aged 60, 50 and 35years respectively died due to the condition. Intersectoral coordination meeting with Forest officials Veterinary officials, Faculty of Goa Medical College and Health official was conducted. Health education given to public for taking precaution while entering the forest. Special IEC strategy planned for the community living in the affected area
http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/14th_wk15.pdf

Goa North Goa i. KFD 26 cases 04 fatal 28/02/15
UnderSurveillance

44 Cases of fever with loose motion and vomiting reported in 10th week ending on
08th March 2015, further 07 more cases reported from CHC Valpoi, Taluka
Sattari District North Goa. State RRT along with Central team from NCDC is
investigating the outbreak. All the cases are living on the fringe of Madei Wild Life
Reserve and have cashew plantations at the border of the forest. There were reports
of monkey deaths from parts of the forest from 20th February 2015. 33 samples
were sent to Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal (MCRV), all samples
tested negative for Dengue, Leptospira and scrub typhus. 26 out of 33 samples
tested positive for KFDV by RT-PCR. One female aged 55 years and 03 males
aged 60, 50 and 35years respectively died due to the condition. Meeting was held
on 21-4-15 at PHC Sankhali, which was attended by stakeholders from health
department, Forest dept., Animal husbandary and veterinary sciences from Valpoi
and nearby taluka (Bicholim & Sankhali).All cases are being treated
symptomatically. Health education given.

Week 15 IDSP Report: http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/rcntobrk.pdf
http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/outbreaks.htm

 

[Ronan Kelly]

h/t @vipintukur
Goa villagers refuse vaccination against killer disease
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Panaji (IANS): Goa state health authorities are despaired at refusal of residents of a village to get themselves vaccinated against a rare disease which spreads from monkeys and has caused nine deaths over the last few months.

After sourcing 2,000 vaccines from the Virus Diagnostic Laboratory in Karnataka and being unable to persuade the villagers of Pali, 55 km from here, over the need to get vaccinated, officials are now planning to create awareness about the rare but killer Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) and its effects.

?We have done all the preparations for the KFD vaccine. Today, we went to the field and created awareness about the KFD vaccine,? said Surekha Parulekar, health officer at the Valpoi government health facility in North Goa.
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http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2015/05/20/goa-villagers-refuse-vaccination-against-killer-disease/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

TN on high alert as viral fever hits Kerala
Pratiksha Ramkumar,TNN | Jun 5, 2015, 05.43 AM IST

COIMBATORE: With monkey fever cases continuing to surface in Wayanad and Malappuram districts of Kerala, the state's health department is on high alert in border districts. Besides keeping a close tab on infected people in these districts, they have vaccinated 'high risk groups' against the disease.
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Monkey fever surfaced in Kerala in February this year when a 42-year-old woman, Omana Rajan, died of the disease in Wayanad. Nine deaths due to the disease, whose symptoms are high fever and rashes, have been reported in the neighbouring state so far.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...al-fever-hits-Kerala/articleshow/47548560.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

An earlier report from Kerala;

Health authorities concerned as monkey fever toll rises to 10High human mortality rate for KFD in Wayanad causes concerns
K R Rajeev, TNN | May 12, 2015, 06.52AM IST

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KOZHIKODE: The death of yet another person due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever in Wayanad on Monday ? taking the death toll to 10 ? has increased the worries of health authorities. The mortality rate in the current KFD outbreak in the district is 11.7%, which is above the normal mortality rate of 3-10% normally associated with the disease elsewhere in the country.

The latest victim has been identified as Vijayan, 56, of Oonnukallingal near Chethalayam. Vijayan, an agricultural labourer, has been admitted to WIMS hospital on April 21 and he had taken two doses of vaccination. He was tested positive for the disease on April 24. According to Wayanad district medical authorities 85 people have tested positive for the disease among the 185 suspect cases over the past three-and-a-half months.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...anad-causes-concerns/articleshow/47242049.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
Monkey fever: One more dies as death toll touch 11

Kalpetta: One more death has been reported in the state due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever, a vector-borne disease. Pullapally native Thresia (62) died of the disease.With this the total number of deaths in the state due to money fever has rise to 11. It is after one month that a death is taking place in Wayanad due to monkey fever. Tresia was undergoing treatment for a long time. She was earlier admitted to Kozhikode medical college and later she was being treated at her home. According to district medical officer's report about 99 people have been affected with the disease.

http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/ReadMore/15742/monkey-fever-death/E

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala

Monsoon rains help tame monkey fever outbreak
K R Rajeev,TNN | Jun 29, 2015, 03.54 PM IST

KOZHIKODE: While monsoon season is normally associated with peak disease activity in the state, the recent spell of heavy rains have helped tame the outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever in the state, which has claimed 11 lives so far in Wayanad.

With the monsoon season marking the transformation of the disease transmitting Haemaphysalis spinigera nymphs to adult ticks, health authorities say there has been a decrease in the number of new KFD cases being reported over the past two weeks.
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The number of people who have so far tested positive for the disease stood at 102 along with 213 suspected cases on Sunday.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...onkey-fever-outbreak/articleshow/47864808.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

http://nicd.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/Newletter08157953137651.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Monkey fever returns to haunt Sattari residents
Posted by: nt December 28, 2015 in Goa News

VALPOI: The Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or the monkey fever, a viral infection which had been confined to the Pali area of Thane village panchayat in Sattari taluka this year, has returned to haunt the residents, this time in the Mauxi region of the Thane village panchayat.
It has been reported that in Mauxi village, two people have been infected with the disease and the cases were subsequently referred to the Goa Medical College at Bambolim for further treatment. In February this year, there was an outbreak of the disease in Pali village, affecting many people and killing four.
When contacted, health officer of the Valpoi Community Health Centre Surekha Parulekar confirmed that two cases were reported last week and immediately referred to the GMC. ?Both the patients from Mauxi were referred to the Goa Medical College from the Community Health Centre at Valpoi and they are now in good condition,? she said.
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http://www.navhindtimes.in/monkey-fever-returns-to-haunt-sattari-residents/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Woman dies of monkey fever in Goa, first in state this year
OMG PTI
GULF DIGITAL NEWS
21 January 2016

Panaji: A 60-year-old woman died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), commonly known as monkey fever, the first death reported from the ailment in Goa this year, a senior health official said here today.

The victim, Janaki Desai, who was being treated for the fever at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near here, died on Sunday, state epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar told reporters here.

The fever has gripped Mauxi, Zarmen, Copordem, Budruk, Karmali and Saleli villages in Sattari taluka located in the north eastern part adjoining Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in the state.
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http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/60171/Woman-dies-of-monkey-fever-in-Goa,-first-in-state-this-year

 

[Ronan Kelly]

From Week 53, 2015 IDSP report; http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/outbreaks.htm

Goa North Goa
xv. Kyasanur Forest Disease
14 00 13-12-15 Under Surveillance
Cases reported from Villages Mauxi, Zarme & Kopardem,CHC Valpoi. District
and state RRT investigate the outbreak with team from MCVR(Manipal Centre
for Virus Research).House to house fever survey done.14 out of 68 samples
tested positive for KFD at MCVR.03 Monkey deaths reported in the area which
being investigated by Department of Forest and Department of Animal
Husbandry & Veterinary Services. All cases treated symptomatically. Health
education regarding personal protection from tick bite given.

 

[Pathfinder]

15 more show symptoms of monkey fever

Umesh Isalkar | TNN | Feb 12, 2016, 12.18 PM IST

The state health officials have identified 15 more patients with symptoms of Kayasanur forest disease or monkey fever in villages close to Ker village in Sindhudurg district, where the outbreak of the tick-borne viral infection was reported a few days ago.

Health officials have sent the blood samples of the suspected patients to the Pune based National Institute of Virology (NIV). It is a highly pathogenic viral disease and can only be tested in labs with high bio-safety standards, an official said.

Earlier, 18 of the 28 blood samples of patients, all from Ker village, had tested positive for the viral infection at the NIV. The monkey fever outbreak, first reported in Maharashtra, has put the public health machinery on its toes. Officials have initiated tick and fever surveillance in the region to check the spread of it.

"We have drawn blood samples of 15 people from Zolambe village, which is 25km from Ker village, and have sent them for tests. A monkey was also found dead near Zolambe village three days ago," district health officer Yogesh Sale said.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...toms-of-monkey-fever/articleshow/50957808.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Goa

2 found positive for monkey fever in Dharbandora
Posted by: nt March 4, 2016 in Goa News

PONDA: Two persons have been found to be positive for monkey fever or Kyasanur Forest Disease at Sancorda in Dharbandora taluka. Also, another person is suspected to be carrying the same disease. Piliem primary health centre officer Sandesh Madkaikar informed that the three persons first visited the centre for fever and diarrhoea and they were admitted there for three days.
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http://www.navhindtimes.in/2-found-positive-for-monkey-fever-in-dharbandora/

Much ado being made of two 'monkey fever' deaths: Parsekar
Thursday, 25 February 2016 10:58Published in Goa0 Comments


Panaji: Much ado is being made about deaths of two senior citizens, caused due to the rare Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday, adding both were beyond the state's average mortality age of 70.

Health minister and deputy chief minister Francis D'Souza, who addressed a joint press conference with Parsekar, said the deaths were a result of complications caused by diabetes, along with KFD, referred to as 'monkey disease'.

"Much is being made of two deaths. In Goa, average life of a citizen is 70 years. If one dies at 76 or 78, you cannot say he died of disease. It could be a natural death. Average life span (in Goa) is 70 years and after you cross 70 years, immunity is decreased," Parsekar said.
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http://www.ibn7.com/state/goa/item/133616-much-ado-being-made-of-two-monkey-fever-deaths-parsekar

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Maharashtra

Unique I.D.
MH/SIN/2016/2/0033 Kyasanur Forest
Disease 28 00 13-01-16 Under Control
Cases reported from Village Ker, SC Tilari, PHC Sateli-Bhedashi, Tal
Dodamarg. Out 28 serum samples tested at NIV Pune, 18 were found positive for
KFD IgM ELISA All cases treated symptomatically. Health education given.

http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/3rd_wk16.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Comment: Both are reporting the same fatality. - Ro

Goa records seventh ?monkey disease? death
/IANS
Health, National, Wildlife March 11, 2016, 6:31 pm Daily World
Panaji, March 11 : The Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) also known as ?monkey disease? has claimed its seventh victim in the remote sub-district of Sattari.

Speaking to reporters, state epidemiologist Utkarsh Betodkar said 66-year-old Jayashri Gaonkar was the seventh person to succumb to the KFD disease, which is caused due to proximity of human beings to wild monkeys.

?Jayashri Gaonkar from Sattari died in hospital. She had been suffering from fever and loose motions and was identified as KFD-positive,? Betodkar said.
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http://dailyworld.in/goa-records-seventh-monkey-disease-death/

Another KFD death in Sattari; toll rises to 3
Story: the goan I network | 11th March 2016, 05:24 Hrs
The death toll related to the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) rose to three when 50-year-old Jayshree Gaonkar succumbed to the disease at Goa Medical College (GMC) on Wednesday.
PANAJI/ VALPOI

According to sources, the Mauxi, Sattari resident was admitted at CHC, Valpoi on March 2 after suffering symptoms of KFD including fever and nausea. Her diagnosis of KFD was confirmed by the Manipal virology department team and was referred to GMC on March 7.
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- See more at: http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=12863#sthash.ih0IdCdg.dpuf

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...near-goa-in-khanapur-taluk/article8360941.ece

Updated: March 16, 2016 16:58 IST
20 affected in suspected outbreak of monkey fever near Goa

Vijaykumar Patil

At least 20 persons are suspected to have been infected by monkey fever in four villages nestled in forest areas of the Western Ghats under Kankumbi Primary Health Centre jurisdiction in Khanapur taluk adjoining Goa.

The affected people were daily-wage labourers frequenting to Goa for livelihood, said District Health Officer Appasaheb Naratti. Preliminary investigations indicated that they were infected during their stay in Goa, where the ?Kyasanur Forest Disease? (a tick-borne viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to South Asia), commonly known as monkey fever has griped villages of Sattari taluk situated on the State?s eastern side adjoining Khanapur taluk...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Maharashtra


MH/SIN/2016/2/0033 Kyasanur Forest
Disease 155 cases 00 13-01-16 Under Control
A total of 155 cases have been suspected for the disease as on 23rd
February 2016. Out 57 serum samples tested at NIV Pune, 29 were found
positive for KFD IgM ELISA and 8 were positive for IgG for KFD. All
cases treated symptomatically. Health education given

from Week 7 Outbreak Report: http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/outbreaks.htm