Shillong, Apr 12 : The Meghalaya government has ordered a mass immunisation programme to check the spread of meningitis which is wrecking havoc at various places across the state, official sources said.
In the first phase, the health department would carry out the immunisation in Jaintia Hills district where some 70 people are suspected to have been affected by the deadly disease, sources said.
Director of Health Services K H Lakiang said so far 21 people were suspected to have died of the disease and over 180 others have been affected.
However, unofficial sources peg the toll much higher.
Lakiang said around one lakh chemo-prophylaxis tablets have been air-dashed to the state.
Experts from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases are also camping in the state to give training to doctors and other health officials.
The situation has aggravated following reports of cerebral malaria affecting different places of the Garo Hills region.
PTI
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