Health of 38 children deteriorated after consuming filariasis medicine in Patna, parents created ruckus

Patna: Filaria eradication campaign was conducted on Wednesday in Ramnagar Diara Ganpat Rai Tola Primary School and New Primary School of the block. Children were given doses of Albendazole under the MDM programme. Shortly after consuming the medicine, many children started complaining of dizziness and vomiting. Within no time, the health of a total of 38 children deteriorated. An atmosphere of chaos was created in the school premises.

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Teachers showed promptness, children were taken to hospital

Seeing the condition of the children worsening, the teachers immediately informed the health department. With the help of villagers, the children were taken to Athamalgola Primary Health Centre. First aid to all the children was started in the PHC. Civil Surgeon Dr. Yogendra Prasad Mandal monitored the situation. He said that 28 children were sent home within an hour. The remaining children were also discharged by late evening.
Seven children were sent to Bakhtiyarpur

38 children were treated at Athamalgola PHC. These included Manisha, Chandni, Shivani, Sahni, Lakhan, Raki, Niranjan, Aman, Roshan, Jyoti, Nidhi, Aarti, Ashutosh, Hansraj, Shivsant, Anju and Angad and others. As a precaution, seven children were referred to Bakhtiyarpur Community Health Center. Medical officer in-charge Dr. Aman Kumar said that the condition of most of the children soon became stable. The quick response team took everyone to the hospital by ambulance. The situation remained under control due to timely treatment.

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Health department gave reasons

Vector Borne Control Officer Dr. Subhash Chandra Prasad said that side effects may be seen if Albendazole is taken on an empty stomach. If there are worms in the stomach, there may be complaints of vomiting, headache, dizziness or stomach pain. Due to low stamina of children, the effect is more visible. However, this is not a serious condition and improves after some time. Some children did not eat enough before taking the medicine. At the same time, their nervousness had also increased after seeing each other.
Villagers panic, all children safe

Panic spread among the villagers as the health of a large number of children suddenly deteriorated. Block Education Officer Deeva Shri said that 26 and 12 children were affected. The health department team remained present in the hospital till late evening. The condition of all the children is said to be normal at present. Parents were informed about possible common side effects of the medicine. The administration assured that there is no need to panic, all the children are safe.

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