Reports indicate that more than 15 people have died in Lakhpat taluka allegedly due to this unknown disease.
The situation has caused great concern among the authorities in Gujarat.
Health officials and the district health commissioner arrived to investigate the matter.
Samples of suspected cases have been sent to Pune for further analysis to collect more information and improve the health situation.
In response to the rising number of cases, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel will visit Lakhpat village to assess the situation and hold meetings with health department officials to devise necessary measures to be taken to control the situation.
He will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Education and in-charge of Kutch district, Praful Panseria. Together they will carry out a detailed review of suspected fever cases in Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas.
Minister Panseria expressed concern, saying: "The increasing number of fever cases has become a serious problem. We will take immediate measures, visit the affected areas and assess the health conditions of the people."
The Health Minister also held a review meeting with the Kutch district administration to discuss the current situation and implement strategies to control the outbreak.
While some symptoms resemble those seen in pneumonitis, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is conducting further investigations to determine the exact cause of the deaths.
The Department of Livestock has ruled out zoonotic diseases, although all the deceased belonged to the Jat Maldhari tribe, a pastoralist community residing in the arid regions of Gujarat.
The Gujarat government has asked the National Institute of Virology (NIV) to test the samples for a wide range of pathogens, including but not limited to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), scrub typhus, vesiculovirus Chandipura (CHPV), Japanese encephalitis, and even the plague.
The health department has ruled out a communicable disease outbreak due to the absence of cluster infections.
Among the 27 contacts and symptomatic individuals identified in the health survey, the ERR found only two cases of Falciparum malaria, two cases of swine flu and one case of dengue.
The situation has caused great concern among the authorities in Gujarat.
Health officials and the district health commissioner arrived to investigate the matter.
Samples of suspected cases have been sent to Pune for further analysis to collect more information and improve the health situation.
In response to the rising number of cases, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel will visit Lakhpat village to assess the situation and hold meetings with health department officials to devise necessary measures to be taken to control the situation.
He will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Education and in-charge of Kutch district, Praful Panseria. Together they will carry out a detailed review of suspected fever cases in Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas.
Minister Panseria expressed concern, saying: "The increasing number of fever cases has become a serious problem. We will take immediate measures, visit the affected areas and assess the health conditions of the people."
The Health Minister also held a review meeting with the Kutch district administration to discuss the current situation and implement strategies to control the outbreak.
While some symptoms resemble those seen in pneumonitis, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is conducting further investigations to determine the exact cause of the deaths.
The Department of Livestock has ruled out zoonotic diseases, although all the deceased belonged to the Jat Maldhari tribe, a pastoralist community residing in the arid regions of Gujarat.
The Gujarat government has asked the National Institute of Virology (NIV) to test the samples for a wide range of pathogens, including but not limited to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), scrub typhus, vesiculovirus Chandipura (CHPV), Japanese encephalitis, and even the plague.
The health department has ruled out a communicable disease outbreak due to the absence of cluster infections.
Among the 27 contacts and symptomatic individuals identified in the health survey, the ERR found only two cases of Falciparum malaria, two cases of swine flu and one case of dengue.
