Suspected chikungunya cases reported from Dungripura

At least eight suspected cases of chikungunya have surfaced at Dungripura village of Savli taluka in Vadodara district,where 30-odd suspected cases of the viral disease were reported two months ago.

After the detection of a suspected case on Wednesday,the District Health Department conducted a survey across the village. We came across over eight cases of severe fever and 20 cases of joint pain. However,none of the patients has the combination of joint pain and headache. We have sent blood samples of five patients for further test, said Rahul Singh,Block Health Officer,Savli.

Chief District Health Officer Dr Bhagwat Itare said that though the medical reports will be available in the next two days,prima facie,we do not suspect any outbreak.

According to officials,some of the fever cases were one week old. We have started giving them the required medical treatment,but none of them has been hospitalised yet, Singh said,adding that fogging and other anti-larval activities are going on in the area.

Itare said that during inspection of the village,the team found villagers living in filthy and unhygienic conditions. The households and neighbourhoods are very dirty with water-logging at various places,which might be the main cause of these fever cases. We have given a written notification to the sarpanch to take up cleaning of the village, he added.

The village,located in the interior part of Savli taluka,has reported frequent outbreaks of chikungunya in the past also. It was only two months ago when five suspected cases were reported from the same village.

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