Experts have said that vector control, hygiene and awareness are the key measures against the Chandipura virus and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In Gujarat, symptoms of Chandipura virus were found in kids which has caused some scare. Professor Atul Goel, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Union Health
Many districts in Gujarat have reported suspected cases of Chandipura virus (Representational) Sabarkantha (Gujarat): On the rising cases of Chandipura virus, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that 50 cases of Chandipura virus have been reported in the entire state and 16 people have lost their lives. Rushikesh Patel said, “14 cases of Chandipura virus
12 samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune, say officials (Representational) Sabarkantha: Five more suspected cases of Chandipura virus have been reported from Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district. According to the officials, 14 people suspected of being infected with the virus were admitted to Sabarkantha Civil Hospital. “Till now, there are 14 cases
As of now, there is no specific vaccine or antiviral treatment for the Chandipura virus. New Delhi: A four-year-old girl died in Gujarat due to the Chandipura virus (CHPV) and has been confirmed as the first such fatality in the state, according to a health department official. The toddler was from Aravalli district’s Mota Kanthariya
Gujarat has so far reported 29 cases of the Chandipura virus New Delhi: The Chandipura virus has killed a four-year-old girl in Gujarat, a health department official said on Wednesday while confirming the first such fatality in the state. As many as 14 other patients are suspected to have died of the infection in the
Currently, there are no vaccines against the Chandipura virus. (Representational) Gandhinagar: Increasing surveillance can be crucial and help in the early detection and treatment of the Chandipura virus that has so far claimed the lives of six children and affected about 12 in Gujarat, said doctors on Tuesday. According to Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel,
Cases have been reported from Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Kheda, Mehsana Ahmedabad: Two more children died of suspected Chandipura virus infection in Gujarat on Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities recorded in the state so far to eight, Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said. With this, the number of persons infected from the virus has gone up
Gandhinagar: Increasing surveillance can be crucial and help in the early detection and treatment of the Chandipura virus that has so far claimed the lives of six children and affected about 12 in Gujarat, said doctors on Tuesday. According to Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, the virus is suspected to have caused the death of
Chandipura virus causes fever, with symptoms similar to flu (Representational) Ahmedabad: As many as six children have died from suspected Chandipura virus in Gujarat in the last five days, with the total number of suspected cases rising to 12, state Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said Monday. Chandipura virus causes fever, with symptoms similar to flu,