Chandipura virus killed 6 children in 5 days : Gandhi Nagar. Gujarat Health Minister Rishikesh Patel on Monday said that six children have died of suspected Chandipura virus in the last five days in the state. The number of suspected cases has risen to 12. The children were from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Of these 12 months, four are from Sabarkantha district, three from Aravalli and one each from Mahanagar and Khand, Patel said.
Chandipura virus killed 6 children in 5 days Two patients are from Rajasthan and one from Madhya Pradesh (MP) He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gujarat. It will be clear whether these deaths were caused by the Chandipura virus or not, only after the results of the samples are out.’
What is Chandipura virus? Chandipura virus killed 6 children in 5 days
Alert issued in Rajasthan
An alert has also been issued in Rajasthan. Chandipura virus causes fever with flu and acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). It is spread by mosquitoes and sand flies. In Rajasthan, the health department is collecting information about suspected infectious disease Chandipura and instructions have been given to take special precautions.
The suspected disease was reported from two villages in Kherwara block of Udaipur district. Doctors in the district have been directed to take serious precautions and keep a special watch regarding this suspected disease found in children.
Chandipura virus killed 6 children in 5 days
