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Measles spreads to more villages
With over two dozen children and other residents falling sick due to measles, more and more villages in Jasra and Shankargarh area of Yamunapar appear to be in the grip of the infectious disease. The local sources informed that over 30 children in Asarvai, Kanjasa, Sujauna, Rera, Gadara and Chitauri villages are suffering from measles. As many as four children of a family in Khataiya village near Jasra were earlier reported suffering from measles.
With over two dozen children and other residents falling sick due to measles, more and more villages in Jasra and Shankargarh area of Yamunapar appear to be in the grip of the infectious disease.
The local sources informed that over 30 children in Asarvai, Kanjasa, Sujauna, Rera, Gadara and Chitauri villages are suffering from measles. As many as four children of a family in Khataiya village near Jasra were earlier reported suffering from measles.
Many children in these villages are also reportedly suffering from malaria and viral fever. Atleast 15 children in Lalai, Ramna and Sonbarsa were reported with malaria-like symptoms.
The children who were reported with measles include Rohit (7), Leela (9) and Bhaumik (5) of Kanjasa and Navin (3), Radha (3) and Sushant (8) of Rera. Most of these children were found living in a poor sanitary condition. All of them were taking treatment from local physicians. Few children in Khatangia village in Jasra have also fallen sick due to measles. However, most of the residents have refused to take medicines due to reasons related to superstition.
Meawhile the children in Biharia, Pahadi Khurd, Shivrajpur and Bemara are also reporting with measles like symptoms. Many residents of Gond, Gadha Katra, Shivrajpur, Talapar and Tandonvan have also fallen sick due to vomiting, diarrhoea and viral fever.
On Saturday a doctors' team led by community health centre Jasra senior medical officer Dr Tarun Pathak inspected the measles affected villages in Jasra and Shankargarh. The team found that most of the drains passing through Asarvai and Khatangai villages are lying choked due to which insanitary condition is prevailing in these villages. District epidemic cell incharge Dr VK Mishra said people are falling sick due to change in weather condition. He said the children in the five kilometer radius of measles affected villages will be given an additional dose of Vitamin A. Some other measures are also being taken so that viral infection does not spread to other places, he added.
