Imphal, Apr 7 : Following the death of 11 children due to infections by an unknown disease in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district, a medical team is currently camping at Parbung to identify the disease and to control the same.
According to information received from district administrations, the 11 children who died of the unknown disease at Lungthulien, Parbung, Leisen and Potnimon villages showed symptoms of chest infection, viral fever and gastroenteritis.
After medical teams have been sent to the sub-division to ascertain the exact nature of the disease and its origin three times earlier, the district administration sent a fourth medical team there and the doctors are currently camping at Parbung.
Even as Chief Medical Officer, Churachandpur has approached the Health Department to provide medicines needed to control the disease twice, no medicine has been provided to the CMO till date, disclosed sources.
TSE
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