Rajouri: Experts from AIIMS Record Patients' Clinical History

The five-member team will collect samples from Badhaal village to ascertain the cause of toxicity

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI: A five-member team of experts from AIIMS-Delhi, including specialists in toxicology, has spoken to 11 patients who are undergoing treatment for an illness that has claimed 17 lives in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, and recorded their clinical history.

The team is also set to visit Badhaal village, where three families suffered casualties due to the illness, and collect samples from their sealed houses and surrounding areas.

"The samples will be tested to know the cause of toxicity. The experts will also interact with other villagers," a source said.

Headed by its director Dr M Srinivas, the team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences comprises Dr A Shariff, professor in clinical toxicology, Dr Shailendra Kumar, additional professor, anesthesia and critical care, Dr Jamahed Nayer, additional professor, emergency medicine, Dr Jagdish Prasad Meena, additional professor, pediatrics, and Dr Javed Qadri, assistant professor, clinical toxicology.