Elderly woman dies of Monkey Fever in Chikkamagaluru: Death toll rises to 4
A women from Chikkamagaluru died of monkey fever at Manipal hospital after many days of treatment on Tuesday. With this, the death toll in the land of coffee, which has seen a surge in the disease, has raised to 4.
The dead has been identified as Rathna (68) of Bintravalli in Koppa. She was admitted to a local hospital with high fever a few days ago. As she exhibited certain monkey fever symptoms, the attending doctor had sent her blood sample to a laboratory. When the test results came positive, she was immediately shifted to Manipal Hospital for treatment. The woman did not respond to any medications and died on Tuesday mid-night.
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Monkey fever, also known as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), is a virus transmitted disease that affects human being through tick bites or infected animals. Chikkamagalur currently has 11 cases reported and all are under medical supervision. All the patients have recovered due to proper treatment. Health department officials and staff have taken necessary steps to control the spread of disease in affected villages. They have advised the locals to smear Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) oil on their bodies before entering forest. The oil has been already supplied to the coffee estate workers and forest officials.
The officials have urged the public to inform the health department and department of animal husbandry if they see any dead monkeys in the forest. The departments are testing blood samples from the dead animals to check for KFD virus.
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Cyclone Fengal: Pondy govt issues heavy rain alert to residents via SMS
Puducherry (PTI): Puducherry experienced heavy rains on Saturday morning prompting the union territory administration to send SMS alerts to around 12 lakh residents cautioning them to remain vigilant as cyclonic storm Fengal is expected to make landfall near here later in the day.
District Collector A Kulothungan told PTI that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that people remained safe.
"We have evacuated people from low lying areas and shelter homes are ready to accommodate them. Arrangements were also made to supply food packets," he said adding that National Disaster Relief Force from Arakonam has arrived to engage in relief and rehabilitation works.
According to the official, cyclone Fengal was expected to cross the coast in the evening. Control rooms have been opened in the collectorate and also in the line departments.
Toll free numbers 112, 1077 and also WhatsApp number 94889 81070 have been put in place to help people facing crisis to contact for help.
Cyclone Fengal is likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram coasts close to Puducherry, official sources said. The government has advised people to stay indoors.
The entire stretch of beach road and also several tourist spots were closed to ensure that there was no movement of the people near the sea shore.
Schools and colleges remained closed today.
