After Tipaimukh, mysterious disease grips Moreh

IMPHAL, June 17 ? After the attack by a mysterious disease in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district recently, another mysterious epidemic has gripped Moreh, a border town neighbouring Myanmar under Chandel district. According to a report received here, so far, a police constable of the Moreh police station died while eleven others of the said police post have been taken ill. It is also said that the people afflicted with the unknown disease first complained of headache followed by vomiting, trembling of the body and fatigue. It is learnt that the disease started spreading in and around Moreh town since a couple of days back. When contacted, the state Health Services authority said the case is under jurisdiction of the chief medical officer of the Chandel district. They also informed that until and unless the concerned CMO intimated the matter to the health directorate, the latter is not aware of the situation. The Chief Medical Officer of Chandel district Dr Dilip Mukherjee who happens to be stationed at Chandel district headquarter could not be contacted about the latest development of situation over there. The police constable of Moreh Police Station who died after he was shifting to Imphal has been identified as Md Nazauddin. It may be noted here that an unknown disease had already claimed lives of four individuals in Timpaimukh subdivision of the Churachandpur district in the first week of June. With the onset of monsoon, there are also reports of the outbreak of malaria in most of the border villages in Chandel district.