Gujarat government deploys specialist doctors, 50 medical teams in Kutch as 'undiagnosed fever' kills 11

Gujarat government deploys medical teams to address 'undiagnosed' fever outbreak in Kutch district, urging prompt medical consultation.

“The Gujarat government has deployed specialist doctors and 50 medical teams in and around seven villages of two talukas in Kutch district after an ‘undiagnosed’ fever has claimed the lives of 11 persons in a week,” a State Minister said on Wednesday (September 11, 2024).

Health Minister Rushikesh Patel held a review meeting in Bhuj town of Kutch over the steps being taken in the region.

Talking to reporters after the meeting on Wednesday (September 11, 2024), Mr. Patel said 48 new cases of fever have been detected in seven villages of Lakhpat and Abdasa where 11 persons, including four children, died earlier owing to an ‘undiagnosed’ fever between September 3 and 10.

"Hundred isolation beds and 30 ventilators as well as BiPAP machines are kept ready at Adani G. K. General Hospital in Bhuj to address any emergency situation. We have deputed a cardiologist and two expert physicians along with 50 medical teams led by MBBS doctors in this region for early diagnosis and treatment," he said.

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“Ambulances of ‘108 service’ have also been deployed in the affected region to refer patients to the designated hospital, where adequate arrangements have been made for the treatment,” he said.

“Samples of the infected patients have been sent to Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) in Gandhinagar and at the National Institute of Virology in Pune to identify the exact cause of the fever and subsequent deaths,” Mr. Patel added.