Four-year-old in Gujarat dies from Chandipura virus; 14 more deaths are suspected

The Chandipura virus, which causes fever and flu-like symptoms as well as acute encephalitis (brain inflammation), has so far link to 29 cases in Gujarat!

9 Cases Reported Across Gujarat: Official Statement

A four-year-old girl in Gujarat has died from the Chandipura virus.

An official from the health department confirmed on Wednesday, marking the first death of that kind in the state.

The state, which has recorded 29 cases of the virus that causes fever, flu-like symptoms.

Acute encephalitis (brain inflammation), is suspecting of kill up to 14 additional patients.

“The Chandipura virus was detect in the sample of a four-year-old girl from Mota Kanthariya village in Aravalli district who passed away in the civil hospital in Himatnagar, Sabarkantha district. Sabarkantha Chief District Health Officer (CDHO) Raj Sutariya “This was the first death due to the Chandipura virus infection in the state.”

Additionally, reports of cases have come from the districts of Kheda, Gandhinagar, Panchmahal, and Jamnagar.

Officials said that two more patients, one from Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar and one from Rajasthan’s Udaipur, have received treatment in the state hospitals.

What Is The Virus Chandipura?

The vesicular virus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family includes the arbovirus known as the Chandipura virus.

Phlebotomine sandflies are the main vector of transmission, though ticks and mosquitoes can also carry the virus.

It has been reported that children are more likely to contract this virus.

It was discover for the first time in India in the Maharashtra village of Chandipura in 1965.

Symptoms of the Chandipura Virus

A sharply elevated temperature is usually the first sign of a Chandipura virus infection. Severe headaches, vomiting, convulsions, and altered mental status have been reported to follow.

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If treatment is delayed, rapid progression may result in encephalitis, which is characterized by brain inflammation and can cause a coma or even death.