China News Service, December 11th. According to foreign media news, a mysterious disease of unknown cause recently broke out in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, southern India. Nearly 600 people have been hospitalized and one person died. The blood samples of the hospitalized patients Traces of lead and nickel were found.
A few days ago, two experts from the World Health Organization have arrived there to investigate the disease.
According to reports, an unknown disease broke out in the city of Eluru, India and its surrounding areas on December 6, with symptoms including seizures for 3 to 5 minutes, memory loss within minutes, sudden syncope, headache and back pain.
According to reports, an expert team composed of experts from the National Institute of Nutrition, the Institute of Chemical Technology, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences is testing the collected water, food, urine and blood samples.
Health officials in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh said that a team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi tested 10 blood samples and found traces of lead and nickel.
Currently, another 20 samples have been sent from Andhra Pradesh to Delhi for testing.
The research team is also testing milk samples from the area.
The report also said that this is only preliminary data and needs to wait for the results of further research.
On the other hand, WHO experts are also investigating Eluru and its surrounding areas to collect information including food sources.
The report pointed out that what puzzled experts is that there does not seem to be any common connection among hundreds of patients.
All patients tested negative for the new coronavirus and other viral diseases (such as dengue fever, chikungunya fever or herpes, etc.).
In addition, not all patients live in the same area.
They come from different age groups, including about 70 children, and almost no elderly.