Unknown epidemic claims four within a week at Lenglong village
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 02 2017:
An unknown epidemic has claimed the lives of four children within a week at Lenglong village under Tamei subdivision of Tamenglong district.
A press release issued today by the chairman of Lenglong Village Authority stated that the epidemic is accompanied by high fatality rate and the disease is spreading in the village and to other nearby village at an alarming rate.
It pointed out that he symptoms of the disease includes cold fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, body pain etc and urged the authority concerned to take up necessary actions at the earliest to control the epidemic.
The VA further stated that when the villagers contacted Tamei Primary Health Care (PHC), they found that the PHC did not have any medicine or proper manpower.
The village authorities had also appealed to the Tamenglong CMO but to no avail.
It said that a telephonic message about the epidemic have been conveyed to the Chief Minister through Tamenglong MLA Samuel Jendai along with an appeal to the Medical Director to look into the matter at the earliest.
It appealed to all the authorities concerned to take up necessary steps and measures to save the lives of the villagers.