4 succumb to fever in Chinyalisaur

UTTARKASHI: Heavy rains that lashed the state in the recent days have raised the risk of viral infection in Dichli area of Chinyalisaur leaving four dead and several ill.
The deceased were identified as Chakori Devi (40), a resident of Dichli, Komal Singh (44), a resident of Kyari, Sateshwar Prasad (54), a resident of Kwagadi village, and Seema Rana (30), a resident of Jagad Gaun.
According to sources, residents of nearly half a dozen villages in Dichli are being treated for fever, the symptoms of which include high temperature, vomiting and lack of appetite. Villagers claimed that the health department officials have not sent any medical team to the area to monitor the situation.
Komal Rana, who lost his sister Seema Rana, said, “A mysterious fever has gripped Dichli, Jogat Talla, Khalsi and other villages. Though several people are being treated at the community health centre for jaundice, most of them claim that they have not got much relief.” “When I took my sister to a higher facility in Dehradun, the doctors there said that she had renal failure due to consumption of wrong medicines,” he added.
Chief medical officer Dr Vinod Nautiyal said, “We do not know about deaths due to any mysterious disease. However, we will send a medical team to the area to look into the matter on Wednesday. Proper treatment will be provided to those infected after identifying the disease.”
Talking to TOI, Dr JS Bhandari, head of Chinyalisaur community health centre, said, “Viral fever cases are on the rise due to sudden weather change. Most of the patients visiting the centre are suffering from fever, vomiting and lack of appetite, which are common symptoms of jaundice and viral infection. We are providing all possible treatment to those infected and have referred those seriously ill to higher centres. We don’t have any information about deaths.”