Gujarat health officials issue high alert following twenty two child deaths

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Gujarat health authorities have issued a high alert after 22 children died from Chandipura virus infections amid heavy rains.
Of 184 suspected cases reported across the state, 35 have tested positive, with 11 test reports still awaited.
Seven infected children are being treated in civil hospitals including Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Patan and Bhavnagar, while six have been discharged after recovering.
There is no specific vaccine or effective medicine yet, so a team of doctors and researchers is working on developing them, and advisory measures like filling cracks in mud houses, pesticide spraying and immediate ICU admission of symptomatic children are underway.

What to watch next

Results of the 11 pending test samples
Whether the 22 deaths prompt further confirmed cases across more districts
Progress of research into a vaccine or effective medicine for the virus

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Named India · Amirgadh · Banaskantha · Bhavnagar · Chandipura · Chandipur Virus · Gandhinagar · Gujarat · Himmatnagar · Kankrej · Kanpura · Patan · Rajkot

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