Andhra CM visits those afflicted with mystery illness in hospital

Andhra Presh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday visited Government General Hospital in Eluru and interacted with those afflicted by mysterious illness even as number of patients rose to 347.

A team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences from Mangalagiri visited hospital and collected blood samples from patients for a thorough examination. Close to 200 patients h been discharged from hospital after treatment.

Most of victims were in 20-30 group while re were about 45 children below of 12 years. re is w a suspicion that anti-mosquito fogging may have caused disease spre but thing has yet been confirmed officially. It may be recalled that mysterious disease saw people suddenly falling unconscious after suffering from symptoms of fits and nausea. outbreak started in One-Town area of Eluru and claimed one life on Sunday.

Health authorities could t yet establish cause of disease though blood tests and CT (brain) scans were performed. Cerebral Spinal Fluid tests also turned out to be rmal. probable cause could become evident only after culture test results came in. E-coli results were also awaited.

Though initially it was suspected that water contamination could have been cause of disease outbreak, sample tests ruled that out. BJP MP G V L Narasimha Rao said, after talking to experts at AIIMS, New Delhi, that poisous orgachlorine substances could be most likely cause of disease.