Lok Sabha Question No. 3870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Monkey Fever
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. 3870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## MONKEY FEVER

## 3870. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that Monkey Fever is spreading in the country and posing a great threat, as people are getting infected due to monkey tick bite;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the preventive measures taken to control the said disease?

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

(a) : K yasanur Forest disease (KFD), commonly known as Monkey Fever, is a tick - borne viral disease s, was first recognized in 1957 in Shimoga District, India. As far as spread in new areas is concerned,  an  outbreak  of  KFD  was  reported  for  the  first  time  under  Integrated  Dis Surveillance Programme (IDSP) in December 2012 in Chamrajanagar district of K arnataka. In 2013, KFD Virus was detected in autopsy of dead monkeys in Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu human cases were reported from Wayanad district, Kerala. In 2015, the disease spread to and in 2016 to Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra and Belg aum District in Karnataka.

- (b) : Details of  year wise cases & deaths reported by States/UTs und er IDSP are placed at Annexure.
- (c) : National Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) has published and widely disseminated a 'Manual  on  Zoonotic  Diseases  of  Public  Health  Importance'  which  includes  a  chapter  on Prevention & Control of Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD). The same is also available on NCDC website.

FurtherGovernment  of  Ind ia  u nder  IDSP monitorsto  detect  and  respond  to  disease outbreaks due to epidemi c prone diseases including KFD. Technical assistance is provided to the States  for  investigation,  prevention  and  control  of  th e  outbreaks. Since  KFD  is  a  zoonotic disease, outbreak investigations are carried out in collaboration with State Health Direct State Animal Husbandry Department and State Forest Department. Under IDSP,the District and State capacities have been strengthened by providing additional manpower, training o f identified Rapid Response Team members for outbreak investigations and information and communications technology (ICT) equipment for data entry, analysis and data transfer.

NIV Pune and Manipal Virus Research Centre (MVRC) have the facility to undertake laboratory diagnosis of KFD.

## Annexure

|        |                   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   | Year wise Cases and Deaths   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        |                   | 2011                         | 2011                         | 2012                         | 2012                         | 2013                         | 2013                         | 2014                         | 2014                         | 2015                         | 2015                         | 2016                         | 2016                         | 2017                         | 2017                         |
| Sl. No | Name of the State | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       | Cases                        | Deaths                       |
| 1      | Karnataka         | 2                            | 1                            | 97                           | 1                            | 17                           | 2                            | 166                          | 1                            | 41                           | 1                            | 25                           | 1                            | 34**                         | 2**                          |
| 2      | Kerala            |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              | 3                            | 0                            | 102                          | 11                           | 9                            | 0                            | 0*                           | 0*                           |
| 3      | Goa               |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              | 36                           | 1                            | 252                          | 3                            | 45*                          | 0*                           |
| 4      | Maharashtra       |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              | 125                          | 7                            | 93*                          | 6*                           |

*till 16.03.2017 ** Till 28.02.2017