Chandipura virus spreads in Gujarat, two more children succumb.

Gujrat Chandipura Virus:- ‘With the death of two more children, the number of persons infected by the virus has gone up to 15, and eight of them have died,’ Gujarat Health Minister Rishikesh Patel said.

Two more children died of suspected Chandipura virus infection in Gujarat on Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities attributed to the infection in the State so far to eight, with new cases reported from other districts.

With the death of two more children, the number of persons infected by the virus has gone up to 15, and eight of them have died, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said, briefing reporters in State capital Gandhinagar.

Mr. Patel said three cases from the neighbouring States — two from Rajasthan and one from Madhya Pradesh — had also been treated in Gujarat hospitals. Of the two patients from Rajasthan, one has died.

He added the State Health Department had undertaken intensive surveillance of the affected districts, and a special advisory had been issued to the community, and to primary health centers, sub-district hospitals and medical colleges, to treat suspected cases with certain symptoms, including Chandipura virus cases.