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Central team to visit Manipur: Churachandpur, Apr 23: The Central Emergency Medical Relief team is to tour epidemic-hit Manipur's Hmarram area (Parbung-sub division) of Churachandpur district, during this week. This was informed by Delhi Hmar Welfare Association's secretary Mr D Khobung after the Famine Relief Committee (FRC) several representations to the Union Health and Family Ministry in New Delhi on Tuesday. "In response to the numerous representations submitted by the FRC to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry asking the Central's Emergency Medical Relief to tour epidemic-hit Hmarram area of Manipur, the Chief Medical Officer of the Directorate General of Health Services has assured us that a central team, which includes epidemiologist, pediatrician, micro-biologist and host of other doctors will be visiting Manipur during this week if everything goes as planned," Mr Khobung said over phone from New Delhi. So far 29 children have died in Hmarram are...

Pneumonia behind Tipaimukh infants ravage, say doctors Imphal, Apr 20: A team of doctors, including paediatrician, N Kameshwar, who visited the Tipaimukh villages reeling under reports of infant deaths due to an outbreak of an unknown epidemic, has confirmed the deaths, although not the claimed number of of 29. When contacted by IFP, Dr. Kameshwar said it is also now known that the cause of the deaths is acute respiratory tract infection caused by a bacteria strain, which in later stages leads to pneumonia a condition fatal for infants if left without medical attention. The tell tale symptoms of darkening of nails and lips at death were reported in every case, he said. While ill, convalescence, alternating high fever and hypothermia, and in later stages, difficulty in breathing, uncontrollable urge to fall asleep etc, were also its unmistakable symptoms, he added. All these were confirmed from the field, he said. He said, in all 25 confirmed deaths were recorded, and Lungthulien with 8...