Centre Deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team as Multi-Institutional Probe Intensifies into Chandipura Virus Outbreak
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to manage a Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) outbreak. This involves a multi-institutional probe by NCDC, ICMR, DAHD, and state health departments, focusing on epidemiological assessment, clinical management, vector and animal surveillance, and genetic analysis of the virus, adopting a "One Health" approach to understand its transmission, clinical spectrum, and guide public health interventions.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to manage a Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) outbreak. This involves a multi-institutional probe by NCDC, ICMR, DAHD, and state health departments, focusing on epidemiological assessment, clinical management, vector and animal surveillance, and genetic analysis of the virus, adopting a "One Health" approach to understand its transmission, clinical spectrum, and guide public health interventions.
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GS Paper 3: Science and Technology – Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Health. Current events of national importance.
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