Rajasthan steps up surveillance as two deceased girls' reports test positive for Chandipura virus
Rajasthan's health department has intensified surveillance and stepped up vector-control measures in Dungarpur, Sirohi and adjoining areas after reports confirmed that two girls from the state, who died while undergoing treatment in Gujarat, had tested positive for the Chandipura virus (CHPV). Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's SabarkanthaThe deceased include a six-year-old girl from Ratanpura village in Dungarpur district and a two-year-old girl from Sirohi district. They died at hospitals in Gujarat, with their infections confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, officials said.Chandipura virus is an emerging vector-borne pathogen that primarily affects children aged below 15.
- ▪Rajasthan's health department has intensified surveillance and stepped up vector-control measures in Dungarpur, Sirohi and adjoining areas after reports confirmed that two girls from the state, who died while undergoing treatment in Gujarat
- ▪Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's SabarkanthaThe deceased include a six-year-old girl from Ratanpura village in Dungarpur district and a two-year-old girl from Sirohi district.
- ▪They died at hospitals in Gujarat, with their infections confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, officials said.Chandipura virus is an emerging vector-borne pathogen that primarily affects children aged below 15.
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Rajasthan's health department has intensified surveillance and stepped up vector-control measures in Dungarpur, Sirohi and adjoining areas after reports confirmed that two girls from the state, who died while undergoing treatment in Gujarat, had tested positive for the Chandipura virus (CHPV). Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's SabarkanthaThe deceased include a six-year-old girl from Ratanpura village in Dungarpur district and a two-year-old girl from Sirohi district. They died at hospitals in Gujarat, with their infections confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, officials said.Chandipura virus is an emerging vector-borne pathogen that primarily affects children aged below 15.
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