Mangalore, Jan 9: A 10-year-old girl from Belthangady taluk died due to malaria in the Regional Advanced Paediatric Care Centre (RAPCC) on Tuesday
The victim is ideitified as Harinakshi, daughter of Taniya Mugera and Baby from Shishila village.
District surveillance officer Dr Rajesh BV confirmed the death.
He said her eight-year-old brother, Ajith, who also has malaria, is on a ventilator and his condition is critical. They were brought together to RAPCC. He said, the girl had visited Bangalore for a school trip and she may have contracted malaria there.
He said a team including him went on Sunday to the home of the deceased. He said everything at the residence was dry and there was no stagnating water found. Fogging and surveillance of the area for people with fever was done. There is a stream near the home but it has flowing water. The house is in a very remote area and the family is poor.
He said it is the first death due to malaria in 2014.
The children were brought to the primary health centre (PHC) in Kokkada with vomiting and jaundice. At the PHC, the doctor advised both the children to be sent to RAPCC in Mangalore. It takes two weeks for a mosquito bite to materialise into fever. Fifteen days ago, the girl had fever for which she was taken to a local doctor. Then, after 15 to 20 days, they went to the PHC.
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