Hemorrhagic Fever, Kyasanur Forest Disease -- India
Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), or monkey fever, has spread to newer areas in the state. The virus, which was 1st reported from a village in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district in January last year [2016], has now spread to over 60 villages. It has infected 331 people and killed 19 in Dodamarg and Sawantwadi this year [2017], so far.
This has put health officials on their toes, prompting them to intensify their fever surveillance activity in the surrounding areas and initiating
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