Following Rajasthan, Telangana govt declares 'black fungus' mucormycosis as epidemic

Hyderabad, May 20: In view of a growing number of Black Fungus cases, K Chandrasekhar Rao led the Telangana govt followed the footstep of the Rajsthan govt, and declared Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, infection as epidemic under Epidemic Act. The state govt has released statements regarding this. The statement reads, “Fungal infection Mucormycosis is declared as a notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.”

 

 

“All government and private health facilities shall follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and management of mucormycosis issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Indian Council of Medical Research,” it further added.

The government has also made it mandatory for all government and private health facilities to report all suspected and confirmed cases of the deadly fungal infection to the health department. Moreover, it has also urged medical superintendents of all government and private hospitals to ensure strict compliance and send a daily report on such cases.

 

 

 

"It is also made mandatory for all government and private health facilities to report all suspected and confirmed cases to Health Department. Medical Superintendents of all government and private hospitals shall ensure strict compliance and send the report on a daily basis attached in the form of the annexure to idsp@telangana.gov.in," it further added.

 

Earlier, the government of Rajasthan has declared black fungus an epidemic. The state government declared this under "The Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020".

 

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand have also witnessed a sharp rise in black fungus cases. According to Health Minister Rajesh Tope, BlackFungus claims 90 lives in Maharashtra so far.

 

Mucormycosis or black fungus is a complication caused by a fungal infection. People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment. It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or other types of skin trauma.

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