Thriller Illness Again In J&Ok: 35 Folks Admitted To Hospital After Sickness In Rajouri District

JAMMU: A complete of 35 folks have been hospitalised in J&Ok’s Rajouri district after they fell in poor health resulting from some unidentified illness, as of Monday, rekindling the horror of 17 deaths resulting from a mysterious illness in Badhaal space of the district. As many as 17 folks had died between December 7, 2024, to January 19, 2025, within the Badhaal space of Rajouri.

All of the deaths within the Badhaal space had taken place in three households. Authorities had declared your complete Badhaal village a containment zone and shifted the residents to a quarantine centre from the place they have been launched after over a month.

An opportunity remedy of the affected sufferers of Badhaal village with atropine had unravelled the mysterious illness, and after administering atropine, medical doctors had succeeded in treating the affected folks and likewise prevented any additional deaths in Badhaal village.

Whether or not or not the identical antidote works with sufferers reporting sickness this time must be watched.

Officers stated this time, the sickness has affected villagers in Kotliparran village of Manjakote tehsil of Rajouri.

“All admitted sufferers are secure. 4 of them have been referred to the Authorities Medical Faculty (GMC) in Rajouri,” a health care provider heading the medical crew advised reporters within the village.

A crew from the Well being Division has visited the village, collected water samples and despatched them for testing, the physician stated.

The sufferers exhibited signs of waterborne illness, prompting rapid medical consideration, officers stated.

Whereas investigations are underway to determine the precise reason for the sickness, well being officers suspect contaminated consuming water.

“A crew from GMC Rajouri collected water samples from three native wells. The district administration has sealed the wells pending take a look at outcomes,” medical doctors stated.

“It may be a doable outbreak of acute gastroenteritis, in response to the data obtained from the neighborhood drugs division. The signs included abdomen ache, fever, dehydration, and diarrhoea. Well being Division officers are intently monitoring the state of affairs after assuring the general public that applicable measures are being taken to make sure public security,” an official added.