By Shalini Bhardwaj |
Up to date: Aug 12, 2026 08:11 IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A nationwide group comprising specialists from the Indian Council of Medical Analysis (ICMR) has been deputed to Gujarat to analyze and strengthen the response to Chandipura virus illness.
Chatting with ANI, Indian Council of Medical Analysis (ICMR) Director Common Dr. Rajiv Bahl mentioned that the group is working with state authorities and different specialists to know the illness, management its unfold and discover remedy approaches.
“Chandipura virus outbreak occurred a number of occasions earlier than, however the newest one was about two years in the past. There may be additionally one which is occurring now. There’s a Particular Activity Pressure there working in Gujarat,” Bahl mentioned.
He mentioned that ICMR groups had already been working in Gujarat for the previous two years to analyze the illness and perceive why outbreaks happen.
“In actual fact, the ICMR group has been working together with others on this Chandipura illness to attempt to perceive the place it’s coming from, why it’s taking place, and we’ve been investigating it for the previous two years,” Bahl mentioned.
He added that groups had been already lively in affected areas of Gujarat, however a nationwide group has now additionally been deployed to strengthen the response.
“A number of new issues are being completed there to know, management after which finally even deal with the illness,” he mentioned.
The Union Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare has additionally deployed a Nationwide Joint Outbreak Response Staff (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the Chandipura virus illness outbreak.
The response is being supported by illness surveillance underneath the Built-in Illness Surveillance Programme (IDSP), coordinated by the Nationwide Centre for Illness Management (NCDC), in coordination with state surveillance models. The NCDC Public Well being Emergency Operations Centre has additionally been activated to assist the NJORT.
In response to the World Well being Organisation, Chandipura virus (CHPV) is a member of the Rhabdoviridae household and is related to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), significantly amongst youngsters. The virus is transmitted by vectors, together with sandflies, mosquitoes and ticks. In Gujarat, Phlebotomus papatasi, a sandfly, has been reported as a vector.
The illness can start with fever and should progress to convulsions, coma and, in extreme circumstances, loss of life. WHO has reported a case-fatality ratio of 56 to 75 per cent in earlier Chandipura outbreaks in India. (ANI)
