Ahmedabad: Since the first case was reported in early July, the Chandipura virus has claimed the lives of 28 children under the age of 14 in Gujarat.
State Health minister Rushikesh Patel gave the information in the state Assembly while responding to a question by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Umesh Makwana on Wednesday.
According to the minister, there have been 164 reported cases of viral encephalitis in Gujarat, with 101 children succumbing to the infection. Of the 164 cases, 61 were specifically caused by Chandipura virus.
Chandipura virus — which causes fever, flu-like symptoms and acute inflammation of the brain — is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes and sandflies.
The good news is that no new case has been reported in the past week and no deaths in the last 12 days, suggesting that the situation is under control now.
The virus was first identified in 1965 in a Maharashtra village called Chandipura.
In six decades since then, the virus has been sporadically reported in states like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Kuwait City/New Delhi: Kuwait on Sunday bestowed its highest honour ‘The Order of Mubarak Al…
Rayagada/Bhubaneswar: Even as paddy procurement is in progress in several districts of Odisha, the unseasonal…
Bhubaneswar: After depression-induced rains for two days, Odisha may witness a gradual fall in the…
Guwahati: A crackdown on illegal child marriages on the night of December 21-22 saw 416…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an interaction with a worker from Odisha’s Ganjam during…
Bhubaneswar: Former MLA from Bhubaneswar Central Bijaya Kumar Mohanty breathed his last on Sunday afternoon.…
This website uses cookies.