Family Dies With Unkown Disease: Waiting For Forensic Lab Reports

Karimnagar/Hyderabad, Dec 31 (Maxim News): In a tragic incident of Vemula Srikanth and his family members from Gangadhara Mandal headquarters in Karimnagar district, four members of a family died within a span of 45 days with an unknown disease. While two children and mother died between November 16 to December 17, the head of the family breathed his last on Friday night.

Though the medical authorities have done different tests, they failed to find a particular reason for the deaths, Officials are waiting for forensic lab reports.

Srikanth and Mamatha had two children Amuylya (5) and Advaith (20 months). The couple took Advaith to the hospital as the boy developed fever, vomiting, and motion. As the boy failed to recover, he was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad, where the boy breathed his last while undergoing treatment on November 16.

Similar is the case of Amulya, who died on November 29, shocked over the death of children, Mamatha fell sick on December 15, and though Srikanth strived hard to save the life of Mamath, she also died on December 17 in a hospital in Hyderabad. Srikanth, who fell sick a few days ago, also died while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Karimnagar on Friday night. A 34-year-old Srikanth used to work as a lecturer in a private college in Gangadhar.

As the doctors failed to find the exact reason for the deaths, district malaria officers and Gangadhara Primary Health Center doctors visited the house of the deceased family on December 17. Besides the blood samples of Srikanth’s parents, water samples from the well from where the victim’s family used water for drinking and other purposes were also collected. On the other hand, the police department has sent Mamatha’s samples to the Forensic Laboratory in Hyderabad. It is learned that nothing wrong was found in the well water tested. Officials are waiting for forensic reports.

Gangadhara Primary Health Center medical officer Dr. Sundhuja said that the exact reason for the death of family members was not yet known. Besides, fever, they used to develop vomits and motions and died within a few days, she informed.

Besides blood samples of the deceased family, water samples from the well were also found normal, she informed and opined that forensic reports were the only alternative to know the reason. Gandhara Police said that they have sent Mamatha’s sample to a forensic lab to know the exact reason for the death of family members. Stating that it would take 30 to 45 days to get reports, the Police said that it was not possible to say the exact reason for the death of the family without a report. (Maxim News)

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