Dakshin Kannada DHO rules out rumors of KFD in district; says “All tested samples reported negative”
Mangaluru: Dakshin Kannada, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Ramakrishna, on Wednesday while speaking to reporters, ruled out the rumors of Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) break out in the district, and confirmed that all the collected samples on suspicion of KFD have been reported negative after adequate tests.
He added that in last one month about 22 monkey deaths were reported in the district of which samples of five monkeys were collected after autopsy and were sent for testing.
“Off the five monkey samples which were initially sent to Shivmoga and later to Pune for testing, four have been reported negative, while one of the report is awaited since it was sent recently, it should come within a couple of a days” Dr. Ramakrishna added.
He further added that eleven samples of human were also sent for testing, which were also reported negative.
“As for now, we don’t have any cases of KFD in the district, but we can’t take it lightly as the virus is very active between December – May every year. We have supplied adequate medicine to the people living in the remote forest areas” Dr. Ramakrishna told reporters.
“People should report every monkey deaths in their locality, immediately to the administration” Dr. Ramakrishna advised.
Cases of KFD have been found positive in monkeys and humans in several districts of the state including Shivmoga, recently, which has led to panic among residents.
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Belagavi: Man attacks nurse inside hospital, caught on camera
Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A CCTV footage of a nurse being attacked by a man inside a private hospital in Karnataka went viral on social media platforms on Thursday.
The incident, reported to have occurred on October 30, was captured on CCTV camera of the hospital in which the man who has been identified as Prakash Jadhav was seen attacking the nurse with a machete he was hiding in his bag.
The video clip shows the person entering the hospital and at the reception counter, he caught hold of the nurse and attacked her with the machete for allegedly refusing his romantic advances.
She was treated in the hospital for her injuries, police said, adding that the suspect was arrested in the case.
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According to police, Jadhav was her neigbhour. He had been harassing the nurse for a while, persistently pressuring her to marry him but she rejected her proposal every time.
Upset over repeated rejection, he later approached her father with the proposal but he also rejected his marriage proposal and warned him to stay away from his daughter.
Her father became traumatised and stressed by the incident. Subsequently, he died.
"A case was registered against Prakash Jadhav and he was arrested in connection with the incident," a senior police officer said.
