Thursday, September 22, 2011: A 32 year old man has died of fever
near Ottappalam in Palakkad district on Thursday. The deceased has been
identified as Abdu hailing from Vaniyamkulam, sources said.
Spread of viral fever reported from many parts of Kerala is causing
concern as various types of viral infections, including leptospirosis,
have claimed at least 20 lives in the last one week.
The Health Department has stepped up preventive and curative measures
to contain the spread of spread of fever, mostly reported from the
northern districts.
Health Minister Adoor Prakash has sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each for all
the 14 districts as emergency fund to take up preventive measures. The
minister also sought report from District Medical Officers (DMOs) on the
situation in each district, an official release said.
State Epidemiologist Dr Sukumaran has been entrusted with the job of
co-ordinating and monitoring the special healthcare activities in
various districts. All government hospitals, including the primary
health centres, have been asked to replenish their stock of medicines
including anti-biotics to tackle the situation.
Facilities for dialysis has been strengthened in Kozhikode Medical
College Hospital. Most of the fever cases were reported from northern
districts of Kasargode, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Wayanad.
Cases of dengue, hepatitis and gastro-enteritis have also been reported from Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.
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