3 children die within 48 hours of fever in Kushinagar, probe ordered
Kushinagar: In a tragic incident, three children of a family have died within 48 hours of developing fever, prompting health authorities to dispatch a medical team of doctors to the area to screen other children for diseases like malaria and dengue, officials said.
Medical reports of the three children who died in Gularhiya Tola village of Nebua Naurangia block are awaited to ascertain the cause of death, the officials said on Saturday.
Pintu Gaur's daughter Manju (7) took ill a week ago. She was taken to a local doctor, but she did not get better. She was then taken to the district hospital, where she died on Wednesday, according to the officials, news agency PTI reported.
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Soon after, Gaur's younger daughter, Khushi (3), also developed a high fever. As her condition deteriorated, she was referred from the district hospital to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, where she died on Friday morning.
In a third tragedy for the family, Krishna (5), the son of Gaur's elder brother Dashrath, also came down with fever. He died while he was being taken to Padrauna on Friday morning.
The deaths of the three children in one family set off alarm bells in the health department, which has set up a medical camp in the village and launched a probe into the cause of the deaths, the officials said, reports PTI.
Dr Ranjan Kumar Maurya, in-charge of the Nebua Naurangia Community Health Centre (CHC), said a medical team has been camping in the village for the past two days to examine and treat children.
"The exact cause of the deaths will be confirmed only after the medical reports come," he said.
The health department team has so far examined 57 children in the village, conducting tests for malaria and dengue. Medicines have been distributed as required, the officials said.
The team has also sprayed disinfectants and bleaching powder in the affected areas and advised villagers to maintain cleanliness, they said.
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