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Although doctors have ruled out the possibility of infection, an administrative message said that those identified as close contacts of the three families have been shifted to a government hospital in Rajouri, where their condition will be monitored. The order also asked all residents of Badhal not only to eat food and water provided by the administration.
“All edible materials in infected households must be confiscated by the authorities,” the order said.
At least 10 people have been admitted to hospitals in Rajouri, Jammu and Chandigarh city and are undergoing treatment.
Dr Shuja Quadri, an epidemiologist at the Government Medical College in Rajouri, said the illness was localized and they had ruled out the possibility of viral, bacterial, protozoal and zoonotic infections.
Among the second cluster of patients admitted on December 12, five people, including a one-year-old child, have recovered.
“This is a ray of hope for us,” Dr Bhatia said.
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