Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, July 17 2010:
District Malaria Officer (DMO), Churchandpur disclosed today that at least two children died due to Japanese Encephalitis in the early part of this month and appealed to the public to prevent themselves from mosquito bites as far as possible.
Confirming the death of two children, the DMO revealed that Lovejoy (12) of Tipaimukh area died at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital on July 7 and S.Naocha Singh (13) s/o S.Sunamani of Loktak Project area died on July 3 in the same hospital, both of the victims hailed from Churchandpur district.
Piggery being the transmitting source, people who are rearing pigs should take extra care by keeping the place hygienic and if possible with mosquito net, appealed the Churchandpur's DMO while adding that fogging and other containing programmes in order to prevent mosquitoes bite related diseases will be taken up in a few days time.
It is pertinent to note that suspected mosquitoes related diseases including Japanese Encephalitis and malaria have claimed almost 20 precious lives in Manipur and still haunting in various parts of the state in the last one month.
The outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Manipur has already been confirmed officially.
As per the fact files, Japanese Encephalitis is viral disease that infects humans and animals causing inflammation around the brain while malaria is caused by the plasmodium parasite and both the diseases are transmitted through mosquito bite.
Symptoms wise, Japanese Encephalitis will have high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation followed by coma, seizure, spastic paralysis and death.
In the case of malaria, it will have the symptoms of fever, headache and vomiting.
In the meantime, the death tolls are crossing 20 with the latest 4 victims from the districts of Ukhrul and Tamenglong due to suspected mosquito related diseases.
Some of the patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the state are also confirmed as Japanese Encephalitis and malaria patients.