Jaipur: The deadly Chandipura virus is rapidly spreading across Rajasthan, necessitating immediate action. Four people have already fallen victim to it, and 74 more are suspected to be infected, as per the state health officials’ report on Saturday.
On Friday, a new case was detected in Rajasthan. The patient is a nine-year-old boy who was in close contact with the third positive patient in Shahpura.
Officials said that around 70 samples of people suspected to be infected by the virus were collected, of which 32 reports are pending.
As the Chandipura virus can also infect animals, a total of 91 animal samples (71 in Udaipur and 20 in Durgapur) have been collected, with all results currently pending.
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Officials have confirmed one death due to the Chandipura virus, which occurred on August 9 this year. The victim was a two-year-old girl from Shahpura who died in Zydus Hospital in Gujarat while receiving treatment.
Deceased Ishika, daughter of Hemraj Keer, resident of Itadiya village of Shahpura, was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad on August 5. The last rites of the girl were performed under the COVID-19 protocol in the presence of the administration and medical team in the village.
The first death due to Chandipura virus in Rajasthan was reported in Udaipur, where Himanshu (3), a resident of Balicha village of Kherwada town, died on June 27 at Himmatnagar Civil Hospital in Gujarat.
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–IANS
