Srinagar: Following a few incidents of unusual deaths reported in District Rajouri, the health department has decided to dispatch a team of health experts to investigate the matter.
On Thursday, a seven-year-old girl died and her two elder brothers fell sick due to a suspected case of food poisoning in Rajouri district, reports said.
This was the second case of food poisoning in the past five days in the district. On Sunday, a man and his three children died under similar circumstances.
Taking note of these unusual deaths, the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) Jammu is dispatching a team of medical experts to investigate, sources said.
The expert team is scheduled to visit the site on Friday to conduct an epidemiological investigation.
The team comprises Dr. Prem Lata, Medical Officer of Epidemiology at DHS Jammu, Dr. Simran Nag, State Epidemiologist for the Jammu Division, and Ajay, State Microbiologist of the IDSP Jammu Division.
Additionally, Vishal Patil, a Senior Pharmacist from the DHS Jammu, will accompany the team, a local news agency KINS reported.
The investigation comes in response to alarming reports of unusual deaths in the district, and the health authorities are committed to determining the cause and preventing further incidents.
