Beijing, September 18

Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, now a number of thousand folks in northwest China have examined optimistic for brucellosis, a bacterial illness, the authorities have confirmed.

The brucellosis outbreak was brought on by a leak at a bio-pharmaceutical firm final yr. According to media stories, the illness, also referred to as Malta fever or Mediterranean fever, may cause signs together with headache, muscle ache, fever and fatigue. While these might subside, some signs can grow to be persistent or by no means go away, like arthritis or swelling in sure organs, as per the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). — IANS

Team despatched to Jammu

The Centre has despatched a medical workforce to Jammu in view of the rising instances, comprising SK Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control, and Prof Vijay Hadda, AIIMS, New Delhi. They will work together with DCs and go to hospitals in Bakshinagar and Gandhinagar and help in containment, testing and scientific administration of optimistic instances.