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ANNUAL REPORT 1997 |
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NICD Branch,
Jagdalpur The
Malaria Research Field Station (MRFS) was established in February, 1979 as an
ICMR scheme at Jagdalpur (Distt. Baster) as it formed a contiguous tribal belt
at Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh for persistent malaria
transmission, with following objectives: §
to
undertake in-depth study on the ecology and biology of potential vectors of
malaria. §
to
device, demonstrate strategies of integrated control of malaria in problem
areas and §
to
collected data for assessing the epidemiological response of malaria to control
measures, from 1st March, 1988 MRFS started functioning as a branch of NICD and
scope has widened to include studies on other communicable diseases like
meningitis, gastro-enteritis, viral hepatitis, diarrhoeal diseases and
epidemiological investigations of deaths due to communicable diseases, etc. in
the tribal population of Bastar district and other surrounding areas of Madhya
Pradesh and adjoining states. §
Since
1996, this Unit is collaborating/co-ordinating for Yaws Eradication Programme
in the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and took active
part for collection/preparation of training, materials for training to Medical
and Para—medical staff for Yaws Eradication. §
Since
January 1997, a cholera laboratory has been set-up and water bacteriology works
are in progress. Routine Services/Activities & Maintenance of Stock Cultures §
Training
to Medical and Paramedical Workers of Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh on Yaws
Eradication Programme. §
Collected
data regarding epidemic prone communicable diseases. §
Assisted
in investigation, laboratory services during outbreaks of communicable diseases
and rendered expert advice to district authorities for control measures. §
Collection
of serum samples from district hospital from donors & antenatal cases. §
Water
bacteriology. §
Isolation
of Vibrio.cholerae. Supply of live material
Supply of other materials Like
normal and infected blood, media, stains, teaching materials/aid etc. Supply
of teaching material and preparation of slides of Yaws cases for the training
of Medical Officers and paramedicals on Yaws Eradication Programme. Storage and supply of reagents and materials §
Supplied
serum collection tubes to district Hospital, Jagdalpur for AIDS test. §
Supplied
serum collection tubes to PHCs for sending serum for RPR card test on Yaws
Programme. §
Supplied
Yaws identification cards at PHCs of Bastar district. §
Assisted
the district health authorities for Epidemiological Investigation of Yaws
detected cases at Hainpur PHC area of Raipur district, Madhya Pradesh. §
Also,
serum samples were received from Drug-Kondal PHC, for RPR card test. All the 6
samples received were negative. Public Health and Other Bacteriological, Biochemical Services Water bacteriology was carried out as
under: February’97 – 4 samples May’97 – 3 samples June’97 – 3 samples Serological Test
Research Projects 1. Yaw’s Eradication Programme at
Koraput, Rayagadam Malgangiri & Nabarangpur districts of Orissa Khammam
district (Bhadrachalam area) of Andhra and Bastar, Raipur, Bilaspur, Sarguja,
Siddhi, Sahadol & Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh. §
Training
to Medical Officers §
Planning
and organisation of active search §
Initial
training of the staff & continuous training §
Health
education §
Laboratory
diagnosis §
Supervision
and assessment of the active search and other activities §
Time
frame of the project: 1996-2000 (5 years) §
Expected
outcome: Eradication of Yaws 2. Project “Sero-Surveillance” of
communicable diseases from a sentinel centre, like the District Hospital,
Jagdalpur from January to December 1997 for tests of AIDS, Viral hepatitis,
Widai, VDRL, Yaws and Dengue §
To
study the pattern of morbidity in the general population at Jagdalpur area. §
To
suggest area-specific programme/surveillance mechanism to prevent and control
communicable diseases. §
This
data generated from a District Hospital could be used as a data from Sentinel
Centre. From
January to December 1997, about 822 serum samples were collected from blood
donors and the antinatal cases coming in hospital for VDRL test. Out of these
717 samples were sent to Microbiology Division through Epidemiology Division of
NICD, Delhi for further analysis. Only 50 samples out of the 717 samples (No.
311 to 360) were sent to AIDS Cell, NICD and all the result received, all are
negative. The reports of the rest of the samples are awaited. Project ‘KAP of the health worker’s for AIDS’ To
asses the knowledge and attitude of health workers towards AIDS, and to
determine whether training to health workers is essential for imparting health
education to the community. This study was carried out by distributing pre-designed
questionnaire, during April to June 1997 at 7 PHCs of Malkhangiri district of
Orissa. 267 health workers were given the questionnaire and analysis is under
process. Preliminary Survey of Yaws cases at village Bodli & Ghotiapara of
Kachnar village under Lohandiguda PHC of Bastar district during September 1997.
The
NICD Jagdalpur team undertook house to house survey of the above mentioned
village and examined the people house to house. The result is as under:
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