Lok Sabha Question No. 2996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Zoonotic Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2996 TO BE ANSWERED ON   5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## ZOONOTIC DISEASES

## 2996.DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a serious threat from zoonotic diseases as India contributes nearly global deaths due to rabies; and

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  being  taken/proposed  to be  taken  by  the Government to control zoonotic diseases?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) & (b) : Yes. Most of the emerging diseases globally are zoonotic in nature and India faces the threat for same. The States/UTs wise details of deaths as reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) due t o rabies during 2015 and 2016 are placed at Annexure.

Government of India has implemented The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)  under  NHM  in  all  States/UTs  with  the  objective  to  detect  and  respond  to  dis outbreaks  due  to  epidemic  prone  diseases  including  zoonotic  diseases.  To  prev ent  the  spread such  outbreaks,  under  IDSP  States/UTs  are  provided  with  additional  manpower,  training identified Rapid Response Team (RRT) members for outbreak investigations, strengthening laboratories for detection of epidemic prone diseases, IT equ ipment for data entry, analysis and data  transfer,  and  provision  of  funds  for  operationalization. Under  IDSP, a  position  of  a Veterinary  Consultant  has  been  sanctioned  at  Central  level  at  State  Surveillance  un States/Districts  has  been  requested  to  a dd  a  veterinary  officer  in  the  rapid  response  teams  to manage  outbr eaks  due  to  zoonotic  diseases.  The IDSP  Manual  for  Veterinary  Doctors  on Zoonotic Diseases has been published and available on www.ncdc.gov.in

Contd…….

National Program me for Strengthening Intersectoral Coordination for Prevention & Control Zoonotic  Diseases  is  also  coordinated  through  National  Centre  for  Disease  Control  (NCD Under  the  programme,  activities  focused  to  address priority  zoono tic  diseases : Rabies, Leptospirosis,  Plague,  Anthrax,  Brucellosis  and  Rickettsial  infections.    Under  this regular Joint Orientation workshops are organized for medical and veterinary professiona capacity building on various aspects of zoonoti c diseases.

D isease  specific  National  Programs  based  on  'One  Health' approach  approved  by Government of India in 12 th Five Year Plan are as follows:

1.    National Rabies Control Program
2. Program for prevention and control of Leptospirosis .

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Annexure State/UT- wise Deaths due to Rabie s reported during the years 2015 -2016

| S.No.   | State /U.T        | 2015   | 2016 (Provisional)   | Ref. period from 2016, upto   |
|---------|-------------------|--------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State /U.T        | Deaths | Deaths               | Ref. period from 2016, upto   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0                    | Dec.2016                      |
| 3       | Assam             | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 4       | Bihar             | 1      | 4                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 3      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 6       | Goa               | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016 exc Sep             |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 8      | 1                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0      | 1                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 9      | 19                   | Dec. 2016                     |
| 13      | Kerala            | 7      | 2                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 11     | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 0      | 1                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 16      | Manipur           | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 1      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 20      | Odisha            | 6      | 3                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 21      | Punjab            | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 1      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 3      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 1      | 1                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 25      | Telangana         | 0      | 0                    | Oct. 2016                     |
| 26      | Tripura           | 0      | 3                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 47     | 47                   | Dec. 2016                     |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 34      | Delhi             | 12     | 4                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 0      | 0                    | Dec. 2016                     |
| Total   |                   | 113    | 86                   |                               |

Source: Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of States/UTs.