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West Nile fever: High alert issued in DK, other districts bordering Kerala

  •   Thu, Mar 21 2019 09:00:59 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Mar 21: The health department has issued high alert to districts bordering Kerala regarding ‘West Nile Fever’ that killed a six-year-old in Malappuram district.

Dr S Sajjan Shetty, joint director of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme of state health and family welfare department said alerts have been sent to district health offices of Mysuru, Chamrajanagar, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada, which border the Kerala state. “I have asked them to strengthen Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) surveillance,” he said.

The West Nile virus is transmitted to humans via mosquito bites, which in turn get the virus from infected birds. Hence a drive will be carried against mosquitoes and migratory birds which are believed to be the major carriers of the virus, he said.

Shetty has asked people not to panic as there are fewer chances that the virus could lead to severe conditions.

A person in Dakshina Kannada was affected with the rare virus in January 2018 but was discharged after recovery.
  

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  • Evans C. Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. People should take this West Nile fever seriously.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    This May I'm skipping Mangaluru ...

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    "a drive will be carried against mosquitoes and migratory birds which are believed to be the major carriers of the virus" said the joint director of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.

    Was the man serious?

    How on earth anyone has devised a way to carry out a medical "drive" against the migratory birds? How does that work?

    But the matter is serious. Unless people find an effective way to repel mosquitoes from human bodies, there will be health problems.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    Mangalorean Mangalore,it need not be from migratory birds.There are ways nowadays to get infection such as this fly.There are ships coming to us fron various countrys,which mostly bring not only needed foreign fruits but also not wanted things lke flys,or other deseases too.Our warm weather and the dirty circumstances are a very good place for them feel at home.we cant complain of nile flys,but have our own malaria mosquitoes spreading sickness.

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