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DISEASE/ SYNDROME:
Leptospirosis
DISTRICT &
STATE: Salem, Tamil Nadu
DATE OF ONSET: 1 September 2004
REPORTED BY &
DATE OF REPORTING: District Nodal Officer of NSPCD, Salem on 13.09.04
LOCATION:
Ymalur Block, Salem, Taml Nadu
Current Situation:
As per the information received from the district nodal
officer of NSPCD in Salem district, 18 cases and 0 deaths of suspected
Leptospirosis were reported from a school in the Ymalur block. The district
RRT investigated the episode and collected serum samples from 7 cases, all of
which were tested at Institute of Vector Control & Zoonosis (Hosur) and
found positive for IgM antibodies to Leptospira.
The patients were managed clinically and control measures taken. No more
cases have been reported from the area. The district health authorities have
stepped up the surveillance activities.
CONTACT DETAILS
& LAST UPDATED:
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Name
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Contact
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Last updated
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Dr. Soundaryarajan, District Nodal Officer, NSPCD, Salem
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Mobile: 09443255088
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14 September 2004
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SOURCE: District Nodal Officer of NSPCD, Salem via Office of the WHO Representative to India
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