Team Herald
VALPOI: Kyasanur Forest Disease which killed many villagers from Sattari in last few years have haunted 35 more patients this year who tested positive for KFD by Manipal Centre for Virus Research of Manipal University (MCVR) team based at Community Health Centre Valpoi (CHC). CHC Valpoi’s Health Officer confirmed the 35 positive cases and said this year the cases of KFD is less and no mortality recorded.
This year’s most of the positive cases are found in Sanvordem Panchayat, which includes the Villages like Caranzol, Budruk Carmali and Khumtal, Health department have intensified its vaccination and have distributed around 900 tick repellent oils in these villages.
It may be recalled that there were many deaths which occurred in Palli village of Sattari from February 2015 to April 2015, as for a quite long time the reason for deaths was not traceable, the team headed by a well known virologist of India Dr G. Arunkumar from Manipal University was called, who visited the village and diagnosed the epidemic as KFD. Later Dr G Arunkumar opened its virology unit in CHC Valpoi which deals with such infectious disease free of cost.
KFD, commonly known as Monkey Fever or Makad Taap in Goa, which was first diagnosed in 1957 in Karnataka. The disease is spread due to infected Ticks which is also known as “Kitti”.
