‘Mysterious’ fever claims 14 lives in Gujarat, state authorities deploys 50 medical groups to affected areas

NEW DELHI: A ‘mysterious’ fever has struck seven villages within the Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas of Kutch district, Gujarat, leading to 14 deaths, together with six youngsters. The Gujarat authorities, in response, has deployed specialist medical doctors and 50 medical groups to the affected areas to deal with the disaster.
Well being minister Rushikesh Patel convened a evaluate assembly in Bhuj to guage the scenario and ongoing measures.Patel reported that between September 3 and 10, 48 new instances of fever had been recognized within the area.
In response, the federal government has ready 100 isolation beds, 30 ventilators, and BiPAP machines at Adani G Okay Common Hospital to deal with emergencies. “Now we have deputed a heart specialist and two skilled physicians together with 50 medical groups led by MBBS medical doctors on this area for early prognosis and remedy,” Patel stated.
The minister reassured that whereas the scenario is severe, it doesn’t represent an outbreak like Covid-19. He urged residents to hunt medical consideration promptly if signs come up.
Ambulances are additionally on standby to move sufferers to the designated hospital, which is supplied to handle the inflow of instances.

What is thought concerning the virus?

The Animal Husbandry division has dismissed zoonotic ailments as a trigger. Samples from contaminated sufferers have been despatched to the Gujarat Biotechnology Analysis Centre (GBRC) in Gandhinagar and the Nationwide Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for additional evaluation to find out the fever’s actual trigger.
The fever’s unfold is suspected to be linked to current heavy rains within the Kutch district. Some signs resemble these of pneumonitis, prompting the Speedy Response Crew (RRT) to conduct detailed investigations to uncover the sickness’s origin.
The well being division has additionally dominated out an outbreak of communicable ailments, citing the dearth of cluster infections.