KFD Disease:Three more died in Shivamogga district
Two admitted to Manipal hospital
Shivamogga, Jan 15: The death toll due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in various villages under Aralagodu gram panchayat in Sagar taluk has increased to nine with three more deaths in these villages on Sunday and Monday.
Meanwhile, three more persons including Banukuli gram panchayat PDO were tested positive to KFD and among them two have been sent to Manipal hospital for further treatment, health department sources said.
Death
Bhimaraj Basappa (49) of Biligar village in the Aralagodu gram panchayat limits died in the McGann hospital of Shivamogga as he was not responding to the treatment. It is said that he was suffering from KFD virus. He died on Sunday night.
Meanwhile, another woman Savitha Narayan(52) of Vatamakki who was undergoing treatment at Manipal KMC hospital died on Monday evening and another person Halappa (50) of Kanchigai village died at his home.
Recently, he was suffering from fever and got treatment at Sagar hospital and returned home. But on Monday, fever relapsed again and the family members have decided to admit him to Manipal hospital. But in the evening, he died at home, sources said.
Admitted to hospital
However, two more persons Ravikeerthi of Mandavalli and Lakshmidevi of Dombikai in Aralagodu gram panchayat limits were tested positive and after primary treatment at PHC, they were admitted to Manipal hospital, department sources said.
Another person Bhanukuli gram panchayat PDO Mukta V. Mogera who suffered from fever was treated at the primary health centre, sources said.
Carcass found
A carcass of a monkey was found at Islampura in the Achapura gram panchayat limits in Sagar taluk on Tuesday. Health department, Veterinary Department experts visited the spot and verified it. Later, the carcass of the monkey was burnt. Recently, another carcass of a monkey was also found in Iruvakki village.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
