Kyasanur Forest Disease -- India
The Health Department on [Thu 7 Mar 2019] began surveillance activities at Chikkabasavanahalli near Hassan [district, Karnataka state], where the virus causing Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, has been traced to a tick pool. Senior officials of the department visited the village and distributed DMP [dimethyl phthalate] oil, which acts as a repellent for ticks, to all 184 households. The locals have been asked to apply the liquid on their legs whenever they go to
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