Pednekars terrified with fear of KFD

He said that because of that he had called for a meeting of various government departments including the health department and directed them to create awareness among the people of the availability of vaccines as well off treatment.

 Babu said that because of this scare, people were not going to pluck the cashew fruit even though it was the season.

It was important that awareness was created and people come forward to be vaccinated, he said and added that he had asked the health department to ensure that enough vaccines and medicines were available for all.

Monkey flu has been affecting people in the forest areas for some time now.