24 out of 27 blood samples sent at Dibrugarh confirm Japanese Encephalitis
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 13 2010:
Prevalent of Japanese Encephalitis in the state confirmed with out of 27 blood samples of patient, developing suspected symptoms of the disease sent for testing, 24 were found positive, according to the director of state health services, Dr Y Yaima.
A high level meeting of the top officials will be held tomorrow to discuss the steps to be taken up with the confirmation of prevalence of the dreaded mosquito borne arboviral disease in the state, he added.
The result of the blood samples sent to the Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh for testing the disease got this late evening informed the director of state health services, Dr Y Yaima to Hueiyen Lanpao.
The director said that he was informed by the authority of the Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh that out of 27 blood sample sent to the Centre for testing Japanese Encephalitis, 24 of them have been found positive.
He, however, said that official documents are yet to receive.
The official results of the testing are likely to get in the next one or two day, Yaima said adding that officials of the Centre assured him to provide the results at the earliest so that state can take up necessary measures to control the disease.
The blood sample collected from patients developing symptoms similar to the disease was sent to Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh on July 6 last.
Once the results received, the particulars of the patients found infecting with the disease could be ascertained for taking up necessary treatments, the director added.
Above the blood samples sent to the Centre at Diburgarh, his directorate has sent some samples to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi.
The results of the testing will be received by tomorrow, he believed.
If the results come in, the confusion among the people on the prevalent of the disease will be solved and government can also take up necessary measure to control the disease, he added.
On the other hand, the number of patients suffering from the disease suspected to be Japanese Encephalitis admitted to different hospitals was 66 on July 9 last but the same was reduced to 61 now, a highly reliable source said.
In the meantime, state authority has started taking up measure to control the spreading of the mosquito borne arboviral disease that can affect the central nervous system and cause severe complications and death by way of fogging and distributing medicated mosquito nets to the people at various places.
To discuss further steps, a high level meeting will be convened tomorrow, said the director.
On the other hand, Newmai News Network today reported that at least 16 persons have died so far 89 persons are undergoing treatments in the various hospitals in the state due to the mysterious disease which has similar symptoms with that of the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) since June 19 .