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Panic in UP: Village empties out as 12 die after fever; officials test for dengue, malaria
With panic spreading due to the death of at least 12 people in the last one month here due to a “mysterious fever”, many have left.
Village empties out as 12 die after fever (Pic Courtesy: Social Media)
Silence envelops Kursauli village under Kalyanpur Block of Kanpur Nagar district on Saturday afternoon, with many houses locked. With panic spreading due to the death of at least 12 people in the last one month here due to a "mysterious fever", many have left. On Saturday, another death was reported, of village head Amit Singh's aunt Geeta, 40.
Village empties out as 12 die after fever
A list prepared by health officials shows the first death due to the "mysterious fever" to be of 14-year-old Tannu Prajapati, on August 20. Nine of the other 11 dead were young girls or women — Parwati (62), Julie (23), Sonali (19), Laxmi Prajapati (40), Laxmi Devi (45), Chama Tiwari (28), Urmila (35), Nirmala Tewari (65), Vaishnavi (11). The two men who died were Shiv Ram Prajapati (56) and Maan Singh (55). Geeta Singh's death is still to be recorded.
Additional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Kanpur Nagar district Dr Subodh Prakash admitted they were yet to figure out the exact cause of the deaths. "Most of the people who died were not tested for dengue or malaria, while all those who tested positive for dengue have recovered. Zero malaria cases have been found in the tests done," Prakash said, adding that a three-member committee has been set up under the District Public Health Expert to do a death audit.
"The neighbouring villages don't have this problem," he pointed out.
Additional CMO Prakash says, "We are doing fogging, spraying and other things to ensure cleanliness. We are also running a campaign to make people aware of this."
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