Intensive measures have been launched to prevent spread of viral fever in the district following the death of two girls at Othakadai village. Desika (11) was admitted to the Karur Hospital a few days ago with high fever. She was later referred to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi. However, she died on Tuesday. Though her relatives suspected dengue and staged a protest, Health Department officials affirmed that she died of viral fever.
On October 1, Darshini (11) succumbed to high fever, after being referred to the Tiruchi hospital from the Karur GH.
Even as the deaths caused a scare in the village, Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar, accompanied by Industries Minister P.Thangamani and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M.Thambi Durai, visited the village to inspect measures taken by the health officials. They also called on the families of the two deceased girls.
The Ministers visited some of households and ascertained the measures taken to destroy mosquito breeding sources. They also visited the fever ward opened at the Karur hospital, where 22 persons with fever from Othakadai and a few other villages have been admitted.
Later speaking at a zonal-level meeting, Mr.Vijaya Baskar urged officials of departments concerned to initiate coordinated action to check the spread of viral fever. Heads of departments at the district-level should evolve a joint strategy to combat the incidence of the disease, he told the health officials of Karur, Erode, Namakkal and Dindigul here on Thursday.
He appealed to the people to immediately rush to the nearest hospital if they had symptoms of fever.
J. Radhakrishnan, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, said that the local bodies had been advised to take intensive measures to destroy mosquito breeding sources.
Areas prone to viral fever had been identified and precautionary measures were being taken by the local bodies and the public health department.
Health Minister has urged officials of departments concerned to initiate coordinated action to check the viral fever
