Congo Fever outbreak

Man at AIIMS dies of extensive bleeding, raises fears of Congo fever

Rhythma Kaul and Rakesh Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Jaipur

An Ebola trials notebook is seen in a laboratory during trials for an Ebola vaccine at The Jenner Institute in Oxford, southern England. (Reuters)

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AISALMER: The health department has confirmed that a resident of Ratan ki Basi village in Lathi area of Jaisalmer district, who died four days ago at Jodhpur's Goyal hospital, was suffering from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

After getting information about the death due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the scare of the disease has gripped the village.

According to the health department sources, National Centre for Disease Control team will reach Jaisalmer in a day or two and will investigate the death. On the other hand, the teams of health department have started distributing Tamiflu medicine to the villagers.

The officials also collected blood samples of suspected cases. There was information of Congo disease spreading in neighboring Pakistan and looking at the possibility, BSF has increased surveillance as the disease spreads through the tick on cattles.

Chief medical health officer (CMHO) Jaisalmer Dr N R Nayak said that Jhabar Singh (45) resident of Ratan ki Bassi of Lathi gram panchayat died three-four days ago at Goyal hospital in Jodhpur of Congo fever.

CMHO said that Dr Gupta, Rekha Verma, Hanuman Vishnoi, Kanchan Vishnoi, Suman Dhaka and team in-charge Swaroop surveyed the houses at Ratan Ki Basi and took blood slides.

Dr Nayak said a team from National Centre for Disease Control from Delhi will come to Jaisalmer in a day or two for intensive investigation of the entire case. There has been information of this Congo disease spreading in few areas of Pakistan. Looking to this, directions have been given to be alert. Rajasthan frontier DIG Ravi Gandhi confirming said that all jawans and officers of BSF have been directed to be alert in regard to Congo disease and seriously take care of camels. It is to be mentioned that four days ago, at Goyal Hospital in Jodhpur, two nursing personnel died of Congo disease, while two were ill, whose situation is now said to be out of danger.

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Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Congo Fever outbreak Posted: January 21 2015 at 1:48pm
	Man at AIIMS dies of extensive bleeding, raises fears of Congo fever Rhythma Kaul and Rakesh Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Jaipur \| An Ebola trials notebook is seen in a laboratory during trials for an Ebola vaccine at The Jenner Institute in Oxford, southern England. (Reuters) 154 Share2 22 A 30-year-old nurse from Jodhpur who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi with Ebola-like symptoms died of extensive internal bleeding on Wednesday but doctors said it was unlikely he was infected with the deadly virus. Doctors suspect he was suffering from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), a contagious disease with a high fatality rate. India’s last Congo fever outbreak was reported from Gujarat in 2011 with four fatalities. Neighbouring Pakistan has had more regular cases with seven deaths last year. Congo fever kills up to 40% of those infected. “It’s not Ebola. We are awaiting test reports for confirmation. He was kept in an isolation ward during treatment,” said Dr MC Misra, AIIMS director. The nurse was admitted to the AIIMS department of medicine on Tuesday evening with symptoms such as high fever, vomiting and disorientation, AIIMS doctors said. A colleague of the nurse, who worked in a private hospital, died of a similar infection in Jodhpur on Sunday. Three other hospital staff are also down with high fever. A three-member team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi will visit Jodhpur on Thursday to investigate the outbreak and support state authorities, a health ministry release said. “Gujarat and Rajasthan have been alerted for a possible diagnosis of Congo fever and guidelines have been shared with the states,” the statement read. India has had no cases of Ebola so far but has been on high alert with screening facilities at major airports for passengers from West Africa where over 8,500 people died of the deadly disease last year. “It’s more likely to be Congo fever, also highly contagious. It can spread in close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of an infected person,” said a member of the team that treated the patient. The exact nature of the infection will be confirmed once test reports return from the National Institute of Virology in Pune, expected on Thursday. The NCDC has already ruled out Ebola. Symptoms for haemorrhagic fevers include headache, muscle pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pain and internal and external bleeding. Congo fever is transmitted to people primarily from ticks and livestock animals with an incubation period of up to nine days. Human-to-human transmission takes up to two weeks. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/man-at-aiims-dies-of-exctensive-bleeding-raises-fears-of-ebola-and-crimean-congo-fevers/article1-1309158.aspx
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	http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Jaipur/Health-officials-confirm-congo-fever-death-of-Jaisalmer-man/articleshow/46017452.cms AISALMER: The health department has confirmed that a resident of Ratan ki Basi village in Lathi area of Jaisalmer district, who died four days ago at Jodhpur's Goyal hospital, was suffering from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. After getting information about the death due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the scare of the disease has gripped the village. According to the health department sources, National Centre for Disease Control team will reach Jaisalmer in a day or two and will investigate the death. On the other hand, the teams of health department have started distributing Tamiflu medicine to the villagers. The officials also collected blood samples of suspected cases. There was information of Congo disease spreading in neighboring Pakistan and looking at the possibility, BSF has increased surveillance as the disease spreads through the tick on cattles. Chief medical health officer (CMHO) Jaisalmer Dr N R Nayak said that Jhabar Singh (45) resident of Ratan ki Bassi of Lathi gram panchayat died three-four days ago at Goyal hospital in Jodhpur of Congo fever. CMHO said that Dr Gupta, Rekha Verma, Hanuman Vishnoi, Kanchan Vishnoi, Suman Dhaka and team in-charge Swaroop surveyed the houses at Ratan Ki Basi and took blood slides. Dr Nayak said a team from National Centre for Disease Control from Delhi will come to Jaisalmer in a day or two for intensive investigation of the entire case. There has been information of this Congo disease spreading in few areas of Pakistan. Looking to this, directions have been given to be alert. Rajasthan frontier DIG Ravi Gandhi confirming said that all jawans and officers of BSF have been directed to be alert in regard to Congo disease and seriously take care of camels. It is to be mentioned that four days ago, at Goyal Hospital in Jodhpur, two nursing personnel died of Congo disease, while two were ill, whose situation is now said to be out of danger.