Daijiworld News Network - Sullia (GA)

Sullia, Feb 9: The monkey fever menace, which has already caused panic in Yenekal, Mulleria and Balpa villages has now spread across to Devchalla and Guttigar villages near here.  A person from Devchalla has already been admitted to the Sullia community health centre.

One can recall that monkey fever was detected for the first time in Yennemajal of Balpa village. Soon it spread to Panja and Yenekal too.  Last week the local medical officer had informed that 13 persons were detected to be suffering from monkey fever.  Though a special clinic has been set up in the village and vaccination process is on, more and more people are being affected by monkey fever.

Now recent reports said that the disease has also spread along the forest area and one Valtaje Nityanand Gowda from Devchalla has already been admitted to Sullia community health centre.  Along with this many persons from Devchalla have been suffering from fever and are under treatment.

Monkeys Die in Beltangady

The reports also said that some monkeys have been found dead in the Karaya village of Beltangady recently.  Though the cause for the death of the monkeys is unknown, the people are panic-stricken owing to monkey fever in the nearby taluk of Sullia.