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Gujarat Reports 35 Confirmed Chandipura Cases, 22 Deaths
Gujarat has recorded 35 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus cases and 22 deaths, with 199 suspected cases reported between June 30 and August 4, according to the state Health Department, Times Now reports. Eighteen…
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Gujarat has recorded 35 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus cases and 22 deaths, with 199 suspected cases reported between June 30 and August 4, according to the state Health Department, Times Now reports. Eighteen samples are awaiting confirmation.
A one-year-old child from Kheda district is recovering at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital after requiring intensive care and ventilator support. Doctors say the virus caused encephalitis and neurological damage, with recovery likely to require physiotherapy. There is no specific antiviral treatment. Care focuses on intensive support, seizure control, correcting low blood sugar and managing brain swelling. The state has intensified surveillance, insecticide spraying, family screening and blood testing in affected villages.
The Indian Opinion
The recovery of one child should not become a reassuring headline that softens the outbreak’s grim numbers. Nor should every fever be treated as proof of Chandipura infection. The practical message is narrower: children with high fever, vomiting, unusual sleepiness, seizures or confusion need urgent hospital care. The government’s response should now be judged by falling deaths among confirmed cases and the speed of testing the 18 pending samples.
Source: timesnownews.com
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