Mysterious illness: Screening of 9000-10000 houses done in Rajouri

The health department in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district is working on a war footing with health officials launching extensive screening of residents.

“We have set up teams for the entire district and workers at the field level. We have 8 different teams for 8 clusters. So, for the last two months, we have been working on active and passive surveillance and base camps,” said Dr M L Raina CMO Rajouri

The disease that remains unidentified has claim 17 lives and affecting 38 people since early December 2024. However health department teams say there us no need to declare a public heath emergency.