Jaipur, July 24 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has intensified surveillance and preventive measures against the Chandipura virus (CHPV) after reported deaths of two children from the state who were undergoing treatment at hospitals in Gujarat.The Health Department has launched extensive door-to-door surveys, health camps, and screening drives across the affected districts to prevent any further spread of the virus.The two victims include a 6-year-old girl from Ratanpura village in Dungarpur dis…
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Gandhinagar, July 20 (IANS) Gujarat has confirmed 12 cases of Chandipura virus (CHPV) out of 63 suspected infections reported this year, with the state government intensifying surveillance, treatment, and vector control measures as laboratory testing continues on the eight remaining samples. The current situation was reviewed at a meeting chaired by Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Monday, who directed officials to conduct detailed investigations into the travel history and case history of i…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has stepped up surveillance, treatment and vector-control measures to contain the Chandipura virus after confirming seven positive cases from 19 laboratory-tested samples and reporting three child deaths linked to the infection this year. The state government’s response was reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by Health Minister Praful Pansheriya at the Secretariat in Gandhinagar on Monday.Senior officials reviewed the current situation and …
Surat, July 11 (IANS) Three children have died, and six others have tested positive for the Chandipura virus in Gujarat over the past 10 days, state Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Saturday, as authorities intensified surveillance and treatment efforts to contain the infection. Speaking to IANS in Surat district, Pansheriya said health officials had identified 17 suspected cases among children and sent samples for laboratory testing.”We identified 17 suspected cases among children and …
Gandhinagar/Panchmahal, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has intensified surveillance and containment measures after laboratory tests confirmed that two children from villages in Godhra taluka of Panchmahal district died after contracting the Chandipura virus, prompting health authorities to deploy specialised medical teams and launch door-to-door surveys in the affected areas. State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya described the deaths of the children from Vinzol and Jitpura villages as “a…
Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Gujarat is set to significantly strengthen its biosecurity infrastructure with the construction of its first Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory, a high-security facility designed to handle the world’s most dangerous and highly infectious pathogens. The advanced biocontainment complex will aid in the development of vaccines, rapid diagnostics and critical research against life-threatening viruses for which no cure or treatment currently exists.The move comes in the wake…