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So acold 5 suspected deaths of GBS person been reported portion of the 166 suspected patients, authorities person diagnosed 130 arsenic confirmed GBS cases. (Representational Image)
Pune connected Monday reported 3 caller suspected cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome, bringing the lawsuit number to 166. Of these. 52 patients person recovered and been discharged from assorted hospitals. Another 61 are successful intensive attraction units portion 21 are connected ventilator support. So acold 5 suspected deaths of GBS person been reported portion of the 166 suspected patients, authorities person diagnosed 130 arsenic confirmed GBS cases.
Dr Radhakishan Pawar, Deputy Director, Health, Pune circle, said that a reappraisal was conducted and determination has been a declining inclination successful cases. Pawar chairs the 15-member accelerated effect squad for Pune circle, which includes areas nether Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Pune rural.
A bulk of the cases are from Nandedgaon and its surrounding areas wrong a five-kilometre radius similar Sinhagad road, Wadgaon Budruk, Manik Baug, Nandedphata, Nanded city, Kolhewadi, Khadakwasla, Kirkatwadi, DSK Vishwa and Dhayari and Bajrangi Mala Vihir.
According to Dr Pawar, the squad visited homes of 62 patients and the areas that proviso drinking water. He said that successful 26 homes, drinking h2o facilities were recovered to beryllium inadequate and chlorine contented insufficient. The reappraisal sheet besides stated that plasmapheresis attraction facilities were functional astatine Sassoon General Hospital, Navle and Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital.
The sheet besides decided to nonstop nutrient and poultry samples from the affected areas to the National Institute of Virology. Instructions person been issued to Pune Municipal Corporation to absorption attraction connected the affected areas, Dr Pawar said. Instructions person besides been fixed connected collecting samples from patients who had diarrhoea from December 1 past twelvemonth and sending them to ICMR-NIV. “We are besides collating accusation astir the fig of cases of GBS successful Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad successful the past 2 years,” Dr Pawar said. The accelerated effect squad includes experts from ICMR-NIV, wellness officials from PMC and PCMC, State Public Health Laboratory, Neurological Society of Pune and others.
Nadda gets update connected cases
Union Health Minister J P Nadda connected Tuesday chaired a precocious level gathering done video conferencing connected the GBS concern with Prakash Abitkar, authorities Minister of Health; Hasan Mushrif, Minister of Medical Education and others. A concern update was presented by Maharashtra Government officials including nationalist wellness measures taken by the State. The Union Health Minister reviewed the nationalist wellness measures being undertaken by the authorities wellness authorities including investigating and attraction of patients affected by GBS and said that the concern is contained and nether continuous monitoring.. According to an authoritative statement, Nadda besides advised the State to enactment successful coordination with the Centre to research the imaginable causes of the outbreak to forestall recurrences successful future.
Anuradha Mascarenhas is simply a writer with The Indian Express and is based successful Pune. A elder editor, Anuradha writes connected health, probe developments successful the tract of subject and situation and takes keen involvement successful covering women's issues. With a vocation spanning implicit 25 years, Anuradha has besides led teams and often coordinated the edition. ... Read More
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