In Gujarat, three persons died due to mysterious fever in Ahmedabad. State health department identified this viral disease as Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. State health authorities have alerted all public and private hospitals in Ahmedabad district to report any symptoms of this fever, which include severe vomiting, stomachache, joint pain and hemorrhagic fever. The State Health Minister Mr.Jaynarayan Vyas told reporters that a special task force of senior doctors has been set up to check the out break of this disease. He added that the state had asked the National Institute of Communicable Diseases to send a team for further investigation. AIR Ahmedabad a correspondent report, the health department was put on alert after a doctor and a nurse who treated a woman victim died recently.
News On AIR | January 19, 2011 12:46 PM
Three persons die due to mysterious fever in Ahmedabad