Youth dies after insect bite

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 24

A person died today morning due to Scrub Typhus caused by insect bite during flood camps at Sekmaijing Mamang Leikai, Heibong Makhong.

He was identified as H. Bishwamitra Meitei (20) son of H, Sharat of Sekmaijing Mamang Leikai. According to locals he was suffering from fever from July 12, when he was in the flood relief camp at Sekmaijing.

Speaking to media persons, Youth Defence Club, president, Elangbam Tiken said that as they thought that the fever was a normal one and due to transportation problem caused by the flood he was not taken to hospital till July 15.

On July 16 he was admitted to JNIMS but due to shortage of bed in the ICU ward, he was transferred to Raj Medicity but the hospital did not take proper initiative, he alleged.

On 20 July Babina Diagnostics confirmed that he was bitten by an insect and on July 22 he was transferred to Shija hospital for further treatment, continued the president.

As the hospital was not able to treat this disease as he came in a critical stage the hospital discharged him yesterday night, said Tiken.

He appealed to the government to take up necessary preventive measures from such disease, and especially in Sekmaijing area and also to provide help to the family of the deceased.