HDK stages protest after 48-year-old farmer trampled to death by wild elephant

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February 11, 2021

Hassan, Feb 11: A 48 year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant here on Wednesday night.

Police said on Thursday that the farmer died in the Hospital and expressing anguish over the incident JD-S State President H K Kumraswamy staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office along with the body.

Kumraswamy alleged that the human-elephant conflict continued in the district, but the government failed to respond to the plea and did not take any actions to control the elephant attack.

The deceased have been identified as Vasanth. The incident occurred when the farmer was returning to his house at Aanemahal village in Sakleshpur taluk and he succumbed to injuries in the hospital on Thursday.

Since the last three months as many as four people have died due to elephant attacks and the government has not taken any action to control the elephant attacks, they alleged.

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HMPV enters India: First case detected in 8-month-old baby in Bengaluru

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January 6,2025

Bengaluru: An eight-month old baby has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in a Bengaluru hospital on Monday, with reports going viral online. This is likely the first reported case of HMPV in the country after the recent spike in China.

The baby is reportedly undergoing treatment in a private hospital in northern Bengaluru.

The Karnataka state health department has maintained that there is no cause for concern.

"We don't know what strain of virus is spreading in China. Without knowing that, we cannot say that this reported case is concerning. We have been reviewing all influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) from December to check for any strain that is concerning. There is no such concerning spike across the state or country," said a well-placed source in the state health department.

The HMPV is a known virus (first discovered in 2001) that causes respiratory symptoms similar to that of a common cold, largely affecting children below the age of five. It is not a new virus.

Cases have been reported in the past, especially in the winter season, note experts and health department officials, making it not an immediate concern, unless an unusual spike is observed.

In December 2024, 714 suspected cases of HMPV were tested in 16 Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs) across the country, of which only nine were confirmed positive.

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