Via andhrajyothi.com: May be 'myoclonic epilepsy'. The Google translation from Telugu:
Guntur (Medical), Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, December 7 (Andhra Jyoti): Doctors of the Guntur Government Comprehensive Hospital are inquiring into the causes of the strange disease that is rampant in Eluru.
Patients show symptoms of epilepsy such as foaming at the mouth, headache, and fainting. Doctors refer to these as symptoms of myoclonic epilepsy in medical terminology.
Five victims from Eluru with similar symptoms were shifted to Guntur GGH on Sunday for better treatment. Padavala Chalapathirao (65), P Sambulingachari (51), Kayala Kusumakumari (42), Padda Ramanamma (59) and Majeti Lakshmikumari Andallu (55) are currently receiving treatment here. They are being treated by a team of medical professionals under the supervision of Dr. Neelam Prabhavati.
A special committee was appointed with seven medical professionals from different specialties.
Victims in critical condition in Eluru are being shifted to Vijayawada Government Hospital. Four victims were brought here on Sunday. Another eight were evacuated on Monday. All types of tests were performed on patients. The cause of the disease is not known.
GGH officials on Monday sent a team of five doctors to Eluru, thinking that the cause could be ascertained by examining the situation at the field level. The team toured the town of Eluru on Monday. Another medical team will leave Vijayawada GGH for Eluru on Tuesday.
Vice President Aura
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has taken the initiative on the issue of hundreds of people falling ill with an elusive disease in Eluru. He was on a visit to Visakhapatnam when he first spoke to the Collector on Monday evening. He later spoke to Union Health Minister Harshavardhan.
Victims were urged to take steps to provide better medical care immediately. It is suggested that the issue be resolved as soon as possible. Aims then discussed with the medical team.
