Monkey disease in district? Beluvai woman under treatment at Wenlock

Monkey disease in district? Beluvai woman under treatment at Wenlock

Mangalore Today News Network

Moodbidri, Mar 14, 2014:  Mangana Kayile or Kyasanur Forest Disease    has been reported from Moodbidri,  causing a sort of  panic and worry among residents of the  area. Health Department has said a 40 year old woman named Indira  of Mukrothpalke in Beluvai, is suffering from the disease.

She is presently undergoing treatment at Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore. The first  report of medical tests has proved that she was suffering from the disease while the authorities are awaiting for another medical examination report.

Indira who stays with her husband and five children at Mukrothpalke  suffered from fever for a few days after she had visited a nearby hilly area  to   collect greens, Though she had recovered after treatment at the local clinic, fever recurred again and she collapsed at home.

She was then admitted to  local hospital where doctors were not able to ascertain the cause of her fever. Finally, she was taken to Wenlock were  after examination doctors have said it is  Monkey Disease or Kyasanur Forest Disease, informed Yogini, a relative who is taking care of Indira at the hospital.

 It is a fact that monkey population is high in Karkala taluk where monkeys are often spotted.

DK District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr Shivakumar said the department has taken precautionary measures and has conducted a survey  of 240 houses in Beluvai area.  It has tried to find if there was the presence  of monkeys  in the area but has not found any monkeys.

Health Minister visits hospital: Meanwhile, State Health Minister UT Khader who visited the hospital on March 13, Thursday has directed the health officials to ascertain if Indira was actually  suffering from Mangana Kayile.

The Minister  later said the government  has instructed the department concerned to   vaccinate the people against the spread of the disease.