<i>As the hospital admitted him as anthrax case</i>
Following admission of a person wrongly considered as an anthrax patient on Friday, locals are now afraid to receive treatment or visit Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital (DJMCH).
Md Shah Alam, 30, son of Abdul Jabbar of village Rajuria of Biral upazila of Dinajpur, was admitted to DJMCH with several boils and the first medical information report that was filled up during his admission mentioned him as an anthrax patient, hospital sources said.
But Dr Biswanath Kundu of the Department of Surgery, who later examined the patient, confirmed that the patient was infected with Multiple Pyogenic Abscess, not anthrax.
This correspondent came to know of the matter when he visited the hospital yesterday after hearing the news of anthrax infection in human being.
"Shah Alam went to a village doctor in Biral upazila as several boils developed in his body about two weeks ago," Dr Kundu said referring to the medical history of the patient.
Wrong treatment by the village doctors led to deterioration of his condition and the boils swelled with infection.
Later suggested by village doctors, family members rushed him to DJMCH in a serious condition on Friday.
Dr Motaleb Hossain, an associate professor of the surgery department, conducted three operations and removed the pus from the boils.
Shah Alam is getting well, said Dr Kundu.
"After hearing the news of anthrax infection, we conducted a survey in Biral upazila through our experts, but we did not get any instance of the disease," said Dr Abdul Karim, civil surgeon of Dinajpur.
When contacted, Dr Shamsul Alam, director of Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital, said that he knows nothing about the matter as he is outside the district.
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