Chickungunya still prevailing in Dindigul: Madras high court

MADURAI: A report submitted by the Dindigul medical department to the Madras high court Madurai bench has revealed that chickungunya, typhoid and leptospirosis fever are prevailing in the district.
"Seventy-one patients were admitted in the district headquarters hospital for fever. Of them, serology tests were conducted on 20 patients. Out of the 20 patients, nine suffered from chickungunya, five suffered with typhoid and two with leptospirosis fever.The remaining patients' samples gave negative result," said C Subramani, joint director of Dindigul district headquarters hospital in his report.
The report was filed to the court as per an earlier direction on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by one C Satheeshkumar.
He had sought the court's direction to the government to control spreading of viral fever in Sadayampatti village in Nilakottai taluk in Dindigul district and to provide medical treatment to the concerned people.
On Thursday, when the matter came up for further hearing before the division bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and V M Velumani, the court was told by the government side that team comprising five doctors visited the village and took effective steps to control the fever and the 20 patients were referred to the Vadipatti government hospital.
Denying it, the petitioner's counsel Vanchinathan told the court that the government side had earlier said that medical team consisting of one doctor and other medical staff visited the village and now it said that five doctors visited the village.
Following it, the division bench directed the joint director to send three doctors to the village and to file report afresh.