BHOPAL : The health department in a written communication has said that no case of Yellow fever has been reported in State and that Yellow Fever is severe life threatening disease which is being monitored by bodies at international level as well. The state as such has no cases reported for Yellow Fever, which has been approved by NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control), Delhi and NIV (National Institute of Virology), Pune the only two centers where testing for Yellow Fever is being conducted. AIIMS Bhopal has also clarified that no such case has been reported from anywhere in Madhya Pradesh.
Comment: It would have been worrying if any cases of Yellow Fever were reported in India, since this could lead to its spread here. In this time of International travel, it is important for doctors to be aware of possibility of exotic diseases being transmitted, and taking a travel history becomes very important for diagnosis as well.
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