Adenovirus: The chief medical officers of health for each district and medical schools around the state have been instructed to assess the situation’s readiness and inventory the available facilities.
Officials stated that at least 32% of the samples sent to the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR-NICED) in Kolkata since January have tested positive. despite the fact that the state health department has not yet provided any information on the number of children affected or the total death toll.
A six-month-old boy and a two-and half-year-old girl who has been admitted with respiratory issues to two different state-run children’s hospitals on Sunday both passed away.
Officials are yet to confirm whether they were suffering from Adenovirus.
What is Adenovirus
The double-stranded DNA genome of adenovirus is contained in an icosahedral nucleocapsid. Its name comes from the fact that they were first separated from human adenoids in 1953.
In humans, more than 50 different adenovirus serotypes have been reported to cause a wide range of illnesses, from minor respiratory infections in young children to life threatening multi-organ diseases in patients with impaired immune systems. They have a wide range of vertebrate hosts.
“Since January, 32% of the samples given to us have confirmed adenovirus positive. December saw a 22% increase. It typically falls under 10%. This is so a serious issue. we intend to send some samples for genome sequencing, according to a top ICMR-NICED officer in Kolkata.
The chief medical officers of health for each district and the medical colleges around the state have been instructed to access the readiness and inventory the equipment and infrastructure, including the oxygen supply and paediatric ventilators.
‘Despite the fact that the virus affects practically everyone, young children under the age of two are particularly vulnerable. The weather’s extreme variations are the main cause. children are not freely mixing in the classroom following the covid-19 pandemic, according to a doctor at a government run hospital