Local health authorities are putting in place fever surveillance mechanisms in places such as Sooppikkada village in Changaroth grama panchayat and Cheruvannur, from where deaths caused by Nipah virus were reported in the district in the past two weeks.
Ali, health supervisor, community health centre, Perambra, said on Tuesday that all the fever cases in the villages were under observation.
Those related to the patients too would be kept under watch. He claimed that there had not been any abnormal rise in the number of fever patients this year.
“We had earlier conducted fogging and other mosquito eradication measures. Awareness camps were held to allay the fears of the residents too,” he said.
People had left their houses in Changaroth after the deaths.
Kudumbasree meeting
Meanwhile, the Kudumbasree district mission held a meeting, which was attended by the volunteers of the Community Development Societies in Changaroth and Cheruvannur. Health Minister K.K. Shylaja and Labour Minister T.P. Ramakrishnan were present.
It was decided to take up waste management campaigns and awareness programmes involving health officials. The volunteers would visit houses too.
