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VARICELLA - PAKISTAN:
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Date: Sat 8 Apr 2017
Source: Dawn [edited]
<https://www.dawn.com/news/1325634/chickenpox-casualties-heighten-scare-in-hospital>
Two doctors of the Allied Hospital are said to have contracted
chickenpox while administering treatment to patients, augmenting the
scare among the medics and staff.
More than 10 people, most of them children, have died due to
complications they developed while being treated for chickenpox during
the last one and-a-half months. The disease is unabated, as the number
of patients with similar symptoms is surging.
A 14-year-old [child] died on Fri [7 Apr 2017], a few days after she
was admitted to the hospital with fever and other symptoms of
chickenpox.
Information gleaned by Dawn said Dr Fareeha and Dr Fazal were
suffering from chickenpox, and the situation has alarmed their
colleagues and hospital staff. Their colleagues have resented what
they say are undue delays in administering vaccinations to the entire
workforce.
Sources said that the doctors have been insisting on being vaccinated
for the last month. They said the situation indicated an outbreak of
the disease.
Speaking to this correspondent, a doctor said chickenpox is usually
not alarming, but the situation worsens when parents consult doctors
after much delay, and then it becomes difficult to handle the
complications. He says the government should launch an awareness
campaign to sensitize people about the infectious disease.
Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani says an awareness campaign is already
underway.
Pakistan Medical Association, Punjab Vice President Dr Mohammad Irfan
suggested that the hospital administration should immediately examine
the doctors, nurses and other staff engaged in treating the chickenpox
patients to rule out any other case. He says that people, as a
precautionary measure, should isolate the family member who suffers
from chickenpox.
Dr Irfan urges the district government to ensure availability of the
chickenpox vaccine in Faisalabad because of possible outbreaks of the
disease.
Allied Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Rashid Maqbool said
arrangements for immunisation of the staff had been made, and they
would be vaccinated soon. He said 3 employees -- a doctor, a nurse,
and a paramedic -- were suffering from chickenpox, but they did not
contract it from any of those given treatment in the hospital.
Admitting that 11 people had died of chickenpox since 1 Jan 2017 and
that more than 10 are still admitted, Dr Maqbool said the hospital was
doing its best to properly treat patients.
[Byline: Saleem Mubarak]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts
<promed@promedmail.org>
[According to
<https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/08/chicken-pox-death-toll-rises-to-12/>,
the death toll of the chicken pox epidemic in Faisalabad rose to 12 on
Sat [8 Apr 2017]. This report states that around 40 patients including
3 doctors of Allied Hospital have been admitted to hospitals so far.
Vaccines for the patients have been unavailable throughout the
province's large cities so far.
Meanwhile, hospital officials said that they had contacted the Punjab
government for vaccines, which the government says will be available
in a few days.
The majority of the patients are minors, but the doctors are more
concerned about elderly patients who are more vulnerable. A senior
doctor said that the virus could spread throughout the country if
solid measures were not taken in time.
Chickenpox resulting from infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV)
is one of the most common communicable diseases worldwide. While most
cases recover spontaneously with time, some may progress to serious
consequences in adults, especially in immunosuppressed individuals.
The virus is highly contagious, with an attack rate approaching over
85% after exposure. The vaccine is 70-90% effective. Vaccinated
individuals who come down with the disease are generally protected
from the most severe symptoms. It is particularly important to
vaccinate health care workers, minors, and the elderly to protect
those most at risk and prevent spread of infection. - Mod.LK
A HealthMap of Pakistan can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/promed/p/140>.]
[See Also:
Varicella update (01): USA (VA), India (AP)
http://promedmail.org/post/20170212.48342962016
2016
----
Varicella-zoster vaccine-associated keratitis: RFI
http://promedmail.org/post/20160303.4067633
Varicella - India: (WB) law school students
http://promedmail.org/post/20160208.40044892015
Varicella: sudden hearing loss
http://promedmail.org/post/20161030.4595695
Varicella - USA (04): (MI)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160910.4479405
Varicella - Nepal: (KT) seasonality
http://promedmail.org/post/20160803.4391076
Varicella - Colombia: (ME) prison
http://promedmail.org/post/20160729.4377832
Varicella - USA (03): (CA) shingles
http://promedmail.org/post/20160727.4371715
Varicella (04): inverse relationship with glioma
http://promedmail.org/post/20160604.4265732
Varicella (03): USA (New York City), India (New Delhi)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160519.4233123
Varicella - USA: (MI) http://promedmail.org/post/20160501.4195072
Varicella - India (02): (PB)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160415.4158643
Varicella, MRSA - USA: (MI,PA) school children
http://promedmail.org/post/20160403.4135512
Varicella: Caribbean (Grenada), USA (NC) schoolchildren
http://promedmail.org/post/20160308.4078236
Varicella-zoster vaccine-associated keratitis: RFI
http://promedmail.org/post/20160303.4067633
Varicella - India: (WB) law school students
http://promedmail.org/post/20160208.40044892015]
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: Sat 8 Apr 2017
Source: Dawn [edited]
<https://www.dawn.com/news/1325634/chickenpox-casualties-heighten-scare-in-hospital>
Two doctors of the Allied Hospital are said to have contracted
chickenpox while administering treatment to patients, augmenting the
scare among the medics and staff.
More than 10 people, most of them children, have died due to
complications they developed while being treated for chickenpox during
the last one and-a-half months. The disease is unabated, as the number
of patients with similar symptoms is surging.
A 14-year-old [child] died on Fri [7 Apr 2017], a few days after she
was admitted to the hospital with fever and other symptoms of
chickenpox.
Information gleaned by Dawn said Dr Fareeha and Dr Fazal were
suffering from chickenpox, and the situation has alarmed their
colleagues and hospital staff. Their colleagues have resented what
they say are undue delays in administering vaccinations to the entire
workforce.
Sources said that the doctors have been insisting on being vaccinated
for the last month. They said the situation indicated an outbreak of
the disease.
Speaking to this correspondent, a doctor said chickenpox is usually
not alarming, but the situation worsens when parents consult doctors
after much delay, and then it becomes difficult to handle the
complications. He says the government should launch an awareness
campaign to sensitize people about the infectious disease.
Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani says an awareness campaign is already
underway.
Pakistan Medical Association, Punjab Vice President Dr Mohammad Irfan
suggested that the hospital administration should immediately examine
the doctors, nurses and other staff engaged in treating the chickenpox
patients to rule out any other case. He says that people, as a
precautionary measure, should isolate the family member who suffers
from chickenpox.
Dr Irfan urges the district government to ensure availability of the
chickenpox vaccine in Faisalabad because of possible outbreaks of the
disease.
Allied Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Rashid Maqbool said
arrangements for immunisation of the staff had been made, and they
would be vaccinated soon. He said 3 employees -- a doctor, a nurse,
and a paramedic -- were suffering from chickenpox, but they did not
contract it from any of those given treatment in the hospital.
Admitting that 11 people had died of chickenpox since 1 Jan 2017 and
that more than 10 are still admitted, Dr Maqbool said the hospital was
doing its best to properly treat patients.
[Byline: Saleem Mubarak]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts
<promed@promedmail.org>
[According to
<https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/08/chicken-pox-death-toll-rises-to-12/>,
the death toll of the chicken pox epidemic in Faisalabad rose to 12 on
Sat [8 Apr 2017]. This report states that around 40 patients including
3 doctors of Allied Hospital have been admitted to hospitals so far.
Vaccines for the patients have been unavailable throughout the
province's large cities so far.
Meanwhile, hospital officials said that they had contacted the Punjab
government for vaccines, which the government says will be available
in a few days.
The majority of the patients are minors, but the doctors are more
concerned about elderly patients who are more vulnerable. A senior
doctor said that the virus could spread throughout the country if
solid measures were not taken in time.
Chickenpox resulting from infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV)
is one of the most common communicable diseases worldwide. While most
cases recover spontaneously with time, some may progress to serious
consequences in adults, especially in immunosuppressed individuals.
The virus is highly contagious, with an attack rate approaching over
85% after exposure. The vaccine is 70-90% effective. Vaccinated
individuals who come down with the disease are generally protected
from the most severe symptoms. It is particularly important to
vaccinate health care workers, minors, and the elderly to protect
those most at risk and prevent spread of infection. - Mod.LK
A HealthMap of Pakistan can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/promed/p/140>.]
[See Also:
Varicella update (01): USA (VA), India (AP)
http://promedmail.org/post/20170212.48342962016
2016
----
Varicella-zoster vaccine-associated keratitis: RFI
http://promedmail.org/post/20160303.4067633
Varicella - India: (WB) law school students
http://promedmail.org/post/20160208.40044892015
Varicella: sudden hearing loss
http://promedmail.org/post/20161030.4595695
Varicella - USA (04): (MI)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160910.4479405
Varicella - Nepal: (KT) seasonality
http://promedmail.org/post/20160803.4391076
Varicella - Colombia: (ME) prison
http://promedmail.org/post/20160729.4377832
Varicella - USA (03): (CA) shingles
http://promedmail.org/post/20160727.4371715
Varicella (04): inverse relationship with glioma
http://promedmail.org/post/20160604.4265732
Varicella (03): USA (New York City), India (New Delhi)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160519.4233123
Varicella - USA: (MI) http://promedmail.org/post/20160501.4195072
Varicella - India (02): (PB)
http://promedmail.org/post/20160415.4158643
Varicella, MRSA - USA: (MI,PA) school children
http://promedmail.org/post/20160403.4135512
Varicella: Caribbean (Grenada), USA (NC) schoolchildren
http://promedmail.org/post/20160308.4078236
Varicella-zoster vaccine-associated keratitis: RFI
http://promedmail.org/post/20160303.4067633
Varicella - India: (WB) law school students
http://promedmail.org/post/20160208.40044892015]
.................................................sb/lk/msp/lm
*##########################################################*
************************************************************
ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports that
are posted, but the accuracy and completeness of the
information, and of any statements or opinions based
thereon, are not guaranteed. The reader assumes all risks in
using information posted or archived by ProMED-mail. ISID
and its associated service providers shall not be held
responsible for errors or omissions or held liable for any
damages incurred as a result of use or reliance upon posted
or archived material.
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