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Brain fever claims lives of four children
Vadodara: Three children died in Panchmahal district and one in Dahod due to viral encephalitis during one week. The latest death was of a one-year-old boy from Dahod district at the SSG Hospital (SSGH) in Vadodara.
The first deaths were reported from three different talukas in Panchmahal district. In all, four children were affected due to encephalitis in the district. While one of them was brought to SSGH and is under treatment there, three others died.
The deceased children from Panchmahal are all boys, including two three-year-olds from Khajuri village in Godhra taluka and Jambudi in Halol taluka. An eight-year-old from Dokva in Shehra taluka also died due to encephalitis in the district.
An eight-year-old girl from Betiya in Godhra taluka was admitted to the SSGH.
Panchmahal chief district health officer (CDHO) Dr Vipul Gamit told media persons that the reports of the three deceased arrived and they tested negative for Chandipura virus. Serious cases of viral encephalitis due to the virus are reported in the district ahead of the monsoon. The test reports of the girl from Betiya admitted to SSGH are awaited.
by Taboola
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SSGH officials said a one-year-old boy from Zalod in Dahod district died due to viral encephalitis at the hospital on Saturday.
Three children are being treated at the hospital even as one was discharged on Saturday. Officials said that early treatment of high-grade fever cases can avoid complications.
