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16 new JE patients admitted to hospital
THOUGH THE flow of patients suffering from suspected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continued at the BRD Medical College, no control room has been set up in the college to monitor the situation even though the disease is taking a serious turn. In the last 24 hours, 16 new suspected JE patients were brought to medical college and one of them succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll up to 36. Total 61 patients were under going treatment at the paediatric ward of the college.
DC visits medical college
THOUGH THE flow of patients suffering from suspected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continued at the BRD Medical College, no control room has been set up in the college to monitor the situation even though the disease is taking a serious turn. In the last 24 hours, 16 new suspected JE patients were brought to medical college and one of them succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll up to 36. Total 61 patients were under going treatment at the paediatric ward of the college.
According to medical college reports, in the last four months 258 suspected JE cases were admitted here. With moderate rain in eastern UP, the possibility of reoccurrence of the disease had increased.
The children who were administered anti-JE vaccine also contracted the disease. Experts said after vaccination four or five months are required to develop immunity against the JE virus. Moreover, due to large scale vaccination, the result was also not up to the mark.
Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Dr Moolchand Yadav visited the medical college on Monday to see the patients. He reviewed the progress work of JE research center under construction. He claimed that there was sufficient stock of medicines and the paucity of funds would not affect the treatment of JE patients.
Dr Yadav discussed the problem with the medical college officials and took feedback from the attendants of the patients in ward number 6 and 10. He held a meeting of doctors with the principal of the college and assured them that the vacant posts of physician and para-medical staff would be filled soon. Talking to mediapersons, Singh said anti-JE vaccination continued at the district hospital and the parents whose children were not immunised should bring their wards for vaccination at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the municipal corporation also started the exercise to shift pigs’ habitat from residential areas. Municipal commissioner Shivkant Ojha designed a compact programme for carrying out fogging in different parts of the city which would continue for one month.
The corporation also published a handbill advising people to take preventive steps to avoid mosquito bite.
