A 51-year-old girl from Jodhpur died of Congo fever on Wednesday at an Ahmedabad hospital.
Jodhpur:
A 51-year-old girl from Jodhpur died of Congo fever on Wednesday at an Ahmedabad hospital. The medical and well being division in Rajasthan has issued vital pointers for the prevention and safety of the illness throughout the state, officers stated.
The lady’s pattern was discovered optimistic within the investigation performed on the Nationwide Institute of Virology, Pune. She was receiving remedy at at NHL Municipal Medical Faculty, Ahmedabad.
Public Well being Director Dr. Ravi Prakash Mathur stated that the Chief Medical and Well being Officer of Jodhpur has been instructed to forestall the an infection by sending a speedy response group to the affected space.
Suspected and symptomatic sufferers within the space have been requested to be traced and saved in isolation.
Mr Mathur stated that Congo fever is a zoonotic viral illness, which is attributable to tick bites. In view of this, the Animal Husbandry Division has been requested to take vital steps to forestall and management this illness.
He stated that directions have been given to take all precautionary measures to forestall and shield in opposition to this illness throughout the state and to make most of the people conscious in order that the an infection doesn’t unfold.
All non-public and authorities medical establishments have been instructed that if any individual reveals signs of Congo fever, a pattern from him ought to be taken instantly and despatched for examination. The medical division must also learn about it, he stated.
Mr Mathur stated that the monkey pox check report of a 20-year-old youth from Nagaur, who was saved in isolation at RUHS hospital, has come detrimental.
The youth had come to Jaipur from Dubai. Through the well being check-up at Jaipur airport, he was despatched to RUHS hospital after rashes have been discovered on his physique.
He was discovered to be affected by hen pox in the course of the check in Jaipur. As a precaution, his blood pattern was despatched to Sawai Mansingh Hospital for monkey pox check. On Wednesday, the youth’s monkey pox check report got here detrimental, Mr Mathur stated.
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