Nearly 25 children have been suffering from fever since last three days at far flung coastal Bengali -dominated tribal village of Sabarpada under Mahakalapada block.
Most of the children, who are between the age 2 months and 6 years, have been suffering from fever with symptoms of running nose, high temperature, cough and body aching, said locals. According to one Minati Vakta, a local, though the affected children, had taken medicines and got cured a day back, but some of them again fell sick. As a result, the villagers have gone scary.
“We have informed the Medical Officer of Mahakalapada CHC about the prevailing fever situation and urged him to take step for providing treatment to the sick children,” stated Ramesh Bhakta of Sabarapada.
According to MO Manoj Kumar Panda of Mahakalapada CHC , blood samples had been collected and sent for test. Whether it is a viral fever, or malaria or any other fever, it is yet to be confirmed, he added. Notably, Sabarpada village in last July hit the limelight for malnutrition problem of many children.