Hyderabad: Amid a disturbing increase in Mucormycosis (also known as Black Fungus) conditions and acute shortage of medicine for treatment, Telangana said on Saturday that he had received 890 scales of Amphotericin B (Ambisome) injections.
The Liposomal Amphotericin B (Ambisome) injection is used to treat the rare fungal infection and the demand for it is increasing in various parts of the state, especially Hyderabad.
The Union’s Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, DV Sadananda Gowda, has announced that after a detailed review of the increasing number of cases of Mucormycosis in different states, a total of 23680 additional bottles of Amphotericin B have been allocated to all states and union areas.
The award was made based on the 8848 total number of patients in India so far. In Telangana, 350 patients receive treatment for the black fungal infection for which the award was made.
In addition, neighboring Andhra Pradesh received 2,310 vials for as many as 910 Mucormycosis patients. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of patients so far, with about 2,000 patients diagnosed with the infection.
Earlier Thursday, the state government declared the black fungal infection as notified under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. Many patients approach the ENT Hospital in Koti in Hyderabad, which has been designated to treat the fungal infection.
Source: The Siasat Daily