Centre Deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan for Chandipura Virus Outbreak

Key facts

• The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) deployed the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) outbreak.
• The NJORT comprises experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
• The NCDC Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) has been activated to support the NJORT.
• The NJORT will supplement the two state governments in outbreak investigation, epidemiological assessment, clinical management, laboratory coordination, vector surveillance, and implementation of public health measures.
• The team will work with state health departments to review the on-ground response and submit recommendations to the MoHFW after completing its field assessment.