सर्लाहीमा झाडापखालाको प्रकोप

सर्लाहीमा झाडापखालाको प्रकोप

दूषित पानीले यहाँको चुरेफेदीको परवानीपुर १ सतभैया टोलमा झाडापखालाको प्रकोप फैलिएको छ । प्रकोप बढेपछि स्वास्थ्यकर्मीको टोलीले गाउँमा पुगेर उपचार गरिरहेको छ । शनिबार बिहान गाउँमा पखाला फैलिएपछि उपचारका लागि लालबन्दी प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य केन्द्रमा लगिएको थियो ।

'पूरै गाउँमा एकै पटक झाडापखाला फैलियो,' स्थानीय दिलबहादुर रेग्मीले भने, 'टाउको दुख्ने, बान्ता हुने र पखाला लाग्ने भयो ।' गाउँलेले प्रयोग गर्ने साझा इनारको पानी दूषित भएर झाडापखाला फैलिएको अनुमान छ । एक्कासि धेरै बिरामी परेपछि चुनाव प्रचारमा पुगेका उम्मेदवारका गाडीमा उनीहरूलाई अस्पताल लगिएको थियो । १७ जनाको लालबन्दी अस्पतालमा उपचार भइरहेको छ । 'चुनाव प्रचारका गाडी नभएको भए के हुन्थ्यो भन्न सकिन्न,' रेग्मीले भने, 'धेरै जना बिरामी भएकाले आत्तिएर हामी त सोच्नै नसक्ने भएका थियौं ।' लालबन्दी प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य केन्द्रमा उपचारार्थ भर्ना भएका १२ जना निको भएर आइतबार घर फिर्ता भएका छन् । 

बढी बिरामी ५ जनाको उपचार जारी छ । बिरामी भई अस्पतालमा उपचारार्थ भर्ना भएका टलकबहादुर रानाले सधैंझैं खानेकुरा खाएकाले पानीकै कारण पखाला फैलिएको बताए । 'गाउँमा रहेको इनारको पानी खाने तल्लो टोलका मात्र सबैजसो बिरामी पर्‍यौं,' उनले भने, 'अस्पताल आएका बाहेक गाउँमा पनि उत्तिकै बिरामी छन् ।' शनिबार अस्पताल भर्ना भएका रानालाई आइतबारसम्म निको भएको छैन । अस्पतालकी नर्स कमला भट्टराईले पखाला, बान्ता र टाउको दुख्ने लक्षण बिरामीमा देखिएको बताइन् ।

 

प्रकाशित मिति: २०७० कार्तिक १०

स्रोत :कान्तिपुर दैनिक 

Vet teams to curb flow of unhealthy meat to capital

KATHMANDU, October 1: In a bid to contain the supply of unhealthy and hygienic meat to the capital for the upcoming Dashain festival, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to deploy five teams of veterinary experts at main entry points. 
Traders could supply the livestock to the capital only after the teams vet and clear them, officials at metropolis´ health department said.
Vet doctors will give green label to the healthy animals and red to the unhealthy ones, said Dr Baburam Gautam, Chief of the department. 
The sick or suspicious animals will then be quarantined for 24 hours. [brealk] 
"Quarantined animals will be sent back if their health does not improve within 24 hours," said Narendra Bajracharya, another official at Department.
The officials added that they will strictly prohibit sale and slaughter of sick animals.
They said that the metropolis will also deploy veterinary teams at the livestock markets at Tukuchha, Dillibazar and Koteshwor apart from the major entry points at Nagarjune and Kalanki areas for a week from October 6.
He said that the office will take stern legal action against the traders if they are caught supplying dead animals to or within the metropolis. 
The metropolis has also launched raids against traders involved in the supply of unhealthy animals and meat products. 
Recently, it had carried out a mid night raid following a tip off that a group of meat traders were supplying carcass to the capital. It had seized some dead fowls and goats following the raid.
"We have already taken legal action against such traders," Bajracharya said, adding that the metropolis will hand over the culprits to the police as it lacked law to penalize them. 
The KMC also handed over the carcasses to the District Administration Office, which in turn handed it over to the District Veterinary Office for postmortem. 
The metropolis has also been inspecting the meat markets twice a week in the run up to the festive season.
Published on 2013-10-04 03:24:06
Source: Republica news

Dengue cases on the rise in Jhapa

Dengue , an infectious disease caused by mosquito bite, is taking its toll in Jhapa district lately.

Health workers said 17 people, including 13 from Mechinagar Municipality alone, are found to have been infected with the disease.Lekhnath Khatiwada, assistant health worker at the Kakadvitta Health Post, said dengue cases are found mostly in Kakadvitta and its adjoining areas.

The disease, which is transmitted by female mosquitoes named Aedes aegypti, causes fever and severe pain in the joints.

Bed Prasad Ghimire, official at the District Public Health Office (DPHO), said his office has carried out publicity and awareness programmes in order to control the disease in the affected areas.

The health officials suspect that the disease was transmitted to local people who went to Indian town of Siliguri which is greatly affected by dengue in past few months.

Meanwhile, the number of patients suffering from the disease reached 25 in Parsa district. DPHO chief Arun Kumar Mahato said 12 patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals while 13 others returned homes after treatment.

Posted on: 2013-10-03 08:42 

Source: ekantipur. com