New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Monday raised concerns HMPV and urged the Center to act quickly to prevent potential health crisis. Kejriwal’s remarks came after the Union Health Ministry confirmed that the Indian Council of Medical Research had detected two cases human metapneumovirus (HMPV) was detected in Karnataka through routine surveillance of multiple respiratory viral pathogens.
Kejriwal said in a post on It’s important.
The Union health ministry said a three-month-old baby girl with a history of bronchopneumonia was diagnosed with HMPV after she was admitted to Bengaluru Baptist Hospital.
She has been discharged from hospital.
An eight-month-old boy with a history of bronchopneumonia tested positive for HMPV after being admitted to Baptist Hospital on January 3. Sources say he is now recovering.
The ministry said neither patient had any history of international travel.
It highlighted that HMPV is already circulating globally, including in India, and there are cases respiratory diseases There are reports related to it in various countries.
Based on current ICMR The report added that there was no unusual surge in cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) or severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), based on Integrated Disease Surveillance Program network data.
The ministry said it was monitoring the situation through all available surveillance channels. ICMR will continue to track HMPV circulation trends throughout the year.
The Delhi health department on Sunday issued an advisory to hospitals to prepare for the respiratory illness.
Director-General of Health Services Vandana Bagga chaired a meeting with senior health officials, emphasizing on strict isolation protocols, timely reporting of cases and ensuring supply of medicines.
