In Uttar Pradesh's Unnao at least 21 people have been infected with HIV allegedly after a quack used a common syringe to administer injection claimed an official on Monday. But reportedly a case has been registered against the quack as well stated the official. The issue came out in the open after the health department launched an investigation after following the report of a high number of HIV cases in the city declared the chief medical officer Dr. SP Chaudhary.
The Dr said, "Seeing the high number cases, the health department constituted a two-member committee which visited various settlements of Bangarmau to investigate the reasons behind the spike.”
The doctor also said that the team visited Premganj and Chakmipur areas of Bangarmau and later even filed a report based on which screening camps were held at three places in the Bangarmau city on January 24 to January 27. The chief official said, "In the camps, 566 people were examined of whom 21 were found to be infected with HIV.”
As per reports, it was also found that quack Rajendra Kumar, who lives in a neighbouring village, had used a single syringe for injection in the name of cheaper treatment. "This was the reason behind the significant rise in the number HIV cases."
The chief medical officer also said that a case had been registered against the quack in Bangarmau police station. He also said that the patients have been referred to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) center in Kanpur.
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said, "We are investigating the matter and a thorough mapping is being done. Anyone who sells injections without a proper license will be investigated."
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