Andhra Pradesh: Central team to visit Eluru to investigate mysterious disease

A three-member team of medical experts from Central Government has been scheduled to visit Andhra Presh's Eluru on Tuesday to investigate sudden mysterious illness which affected 292 people on Sunday including one fatality, while number of people affected rose to 347 on Monday. decision was taken after Vice President Venkaiah Naidu spoke to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

3-member team of medical experts include Dr Jamshed Nayar -- Associate Professor (Emergency Medicine) from AIIMS, Dr Avinash Deoshtawar -- Virologist, NIV PUNE and Dr Sanket Kulkarni -- Deputy Director, PH Expert from NCDC, Delhi. team is said to reach on Tuesday morning and submit a preliminary report by evening.

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About mysterious illness

An unkwn disease has begun spreing in Eluru in Andhra Presh's West Godavari district affecting 347 people including women and children since Sunday. Reportedly, people from area suddenly started becoming unconscious after suffering from heaches, vomiting, giddiness and epilepsy-like symptoms.

Although, it is being said that anti-mosquito fogging may have caused disease spre but thing has yet been confirmed officially. Earlier, water contamination was said to be cause which was later ruled out on Sunday by Deputy CM A K K Srinivas (Nani) citing sample tests. cause of mysterious illness, however, is yet to be established. After talking to experts at AIIMS in New Delhi, BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao has stated that poisous orgachlorine substances could most likely be cause of illness. 

Most of victims were said to be in group of 20-30 years while re were about 45 children below of 12 years, according to PTI. Earlier on Monday, Andhra Presh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited Government General Hospital in Eluru and interacted with those afflicted by mysterious illness.

cause is yet to be ascertained even after performing blood tests and CT (brain) scans while  reports of Cerebral Spinal Fluid tests also turned out to be rmal. Authorities are hoping culture test rests might help in understanding cause of mysterious illness and E-Coli results were also awaited.

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.

(With inputs from ncies)

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