NEW DELHI:
The number of patients affected with the mysterious illness in Eluru town in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district is rising by the hour. Over 500 cases were reported by Tuesday afternoon.
According to the officials, 525 patients were admitted with epilepsy, dizziness and vomiting-like symptoms since December 5. The victims include children, women and the aged.
West Godavari district Joint Collector Himanshu Shukla said 171 patients were undergoing treatment in Eluru Government General Hospital (GGH), 354 were discharged and 22 cases have been referred to Vijayawada and Guntur GGHs.
“Patients were collapsing suddenly with epilepsy and frothing. They were complaining of headache and dizziness. Over 50 fresh cases were reported in the last 12 hours,” said a doctor.
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Eluru mystery disease: Traces of organochlorine, organophosphorus found in blood samples
Eluru mystery disease: Traces of organochlorine, organophosphorus found in blood samples
Experts from the National Institute of Nutrition suggest pesticides were the cause of the mystery illness that swept Eluru city in Andhra Pradesh s West Godavari district, killing one and affecting over 600.
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Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas meeting patients at a hospital in Vijayawada on Thursday (Photo Credits: PTI)
Eluru in Andhra Pradesh s West Godavari district continues to remain in the national spotlight ever since a mysterious disease in the city led to over 600 residents in need of hospital care. Experts investigating the outbreak have found the presence of organochlorine and organophosphorus in the blood and serum samples of those affected by this mystery disease.
Health experts chasing all kinds of leads
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Lab reports of vegetables, fish, meat, rice and soil samples are awaited
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy addressing officials of AIIMS, IICT, WHO and others during a video-conference on Friday.
Lab reports of vegetables, fish, meat, rice and soil samples are awaited
Doctors and officials of various government departments, who have been investigating the reasons behind the mystery disease since its outbreak one week ago in Eluru in West Godavari district, are still chasing all kinds of leads.
As part of their efforts to unravel the causes behind the neurotoxicity symptoms with which people are being admitted to hospitals, expert teams camping in Eluru have sent food, water and milk samples to different laboratories.