CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - INDIA: (GUJARAT),
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: 4 Dec 2013
Source: The Indian Express [edited]
Outbreaks of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever [CCHF]
seem to have
doubled in Gujarat, the 1st state to have reported the
prevalence of
this tick-borne viral disease in the country.
In the last 3 years [2011-2013] alone, there have been
30 positive
cases and 14 deaths due to CCHF, half of which were
reported in a
cattle-rearing community known as the Bharwads, stated
experts who
participated in the day-long conference "Healthy
Gujarat: Agenda For
Action," organised by the Gujarat Health and
Family Welfare Department
on Tuesday [3 Dec 2013].
"The 1st instance of CCHF was detected in Kolat
village near Ahmedabad
in January 2011. That year, there were 4 outbreaks of
CCHF. The year
2012 was reportedly milder, with 2 outbreaks. However,
in 2013, there
were as many as 8 outbreaks," said Dr Kamlesh
Upadhyay, a professor in
the Department of Medicine at Ahmedabad-based BJ
Medical College &
Civil Hospital.
"In the last 3 years, there have been 30 positive
cases of virus
infection, 50 percent of which are from the Bharwad
community," added
Upadhyay, who was speaking on the topic of
"Disease Burden" of
Gujarat. "Today, there are 14 sites in Gujarat
from where CCHF has
been reported," he said.
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