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;Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinvas enquiring the patients, who were undergoing treatment with convulsions, at Pulla village in West Godavari district on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
No reason to panic, say officials
The number of patients suffering from the mysterious illness at Pulla village of Bhimadole mandal in West Godavari district, Andhra Oradesh increased to 29 on Wednesday.
“The patients are showing symptoms of epilepsy, and suffering from giddiness, fever, vomiting and convulsions,” according to doctors treating them at the local PHC. “The condition of the patients is stable and there is no need to panic. Medical camps have been set up and ambulances are kept ready at Pulla and the neighbouring habitations,” officials said.
Organochlorine through pesticides may be cause of mysterious Eluru illness: AIIMS experts ANI | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 22:54 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): While investigations continue to identify the cause of the sudden outbreak of the mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh s Eluru, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), after comparing test results from several institutions, have opined that organochlorine, substances found in pesticides, could be contributing to the cause of the spread of the disease.
In a virtual meeting held by Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday with representatives of various research institutes that conducted independent studies on the probable causes of the mysterious disease in Eluru last week.
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