Shivamogga: Suspected KFD virus found in four; admitted to hospital
Shivamogga, Jan 13: Four more suspected Kyasanur Forest Disease afflicted patients were identified in the villages near Aralagodu in Sagar taluk in the district on Saturday. All patients were admitted to Manipal KMC hospital.
Lolakshi and Spoorthi of Mandavalli, Lakshma of Kalamanji, Sharadamma of Sampa were suffering from fever. After treating them at primary health center shifted them to Manipal. Their blood samples were sent to lab tests, health department sources said.
Vaccination accelerated
Vaccination drive in KFD afflicted villages was accelerated. The health department staff in Barangi, Talaguppa, Avinahalli, Tumari, Holebagilu, Kalamanji, Mundalli and Marabidi areas have started vaccination. Hundreds of people in the taluk were vaccinated and the KFD virus broke out in Aralagodu gram Panchayat is under control, department sources said.
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Department sources said that KFD virus found in the ticks sent to lab tests due to which the disease is spreading very fast. Now, virus testing lab was set up in Shivamogga and it would help to identify the virus as early as possible.
Villagers in and around Aralagodu panicked due to KFD virus. It is confirmed that two students were afflicted with the virus. Meanwhile, the number of students coming to schools in Aralagodu, Mandavalli and other villages has reduced.
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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.
