| Situation Update No. 2 Ref.no.: BH-20160316-52523-IND
Situation Update No. 2
On 2016-04-24 at 02:55:28 [UTC]
Event: Biological Hazard
Location: Khanapur Taluk region State of Karnataka India
Number of Deads: 0 person(s)
Number of Injured: 0 person(s)
Number of Evacuated: 0 person(s)
Number of Infected: 0 person(s)
Situation: The tick-borne Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), commonly known as monkey fever, is spreading with every passing day.The outbreak, initially confined to a village in Sindhudurg district, has now spread to 18 villages.The virus is highly pathogenic and can only be tested in laboratories with high biosafety standards. It has claimed three lives and infected 94 people in the state since the last week of January. Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has confirmed the presence of the virus in the blood samples of these patients."There is no denying the fact that the virus has spread to a total 18 villages in a short span. But all these villages are in Dodamarg taluka. In view of the rapid virus transmission, we have started treating every fever case as a suspected KFD case and administering treatment accordingly," Yogesh Sale, Sindhudurg district health officer, said.The first cases of the viral disease emerged in Ker village in the last week of January and spread to Zolambe, Talkat, Kolzar, Kudase, Tamboli, Asaniye, Ghodgewadi, Kendre, Morle, Palaye, Konalkatta, Usap, Degave, Virdi, Padave Majgaon, Talekhol and Dodmarge in two-and-a-half months.Sale said, "It is the second spike of fever that takes a toll on those with low immunity or those who have underlying medical conditions like diabetes or hypertension. The three patients who succumbed to the virus suffered from heart disease, dengue infection and alcoholism. |
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