Presence of Nickel and Lead elements found in blood samples of patients in Eluru Hospital

Neuro toxin symptoms found in patient, say specialists.

Officials of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and other teams which collected from the patients in Eluru Government General Hospital (GGH) found the presence of nickel and lead elements in the blood samples.

“Presence of lead and nickel chemicals in the blood may affect the neurological system. The chemicals will cause epilepsy, vomitings, breathing problem, temporary loss of memory, dizziness and other symptoms,” say the specialists.

“We noticed nickel and lead elements in the blood samples. A report would be submitted to the Centre. More investigations should be done to find out the reasons for the situation,” said an expert of AIIMS on Tuesday.

Experts from World Health Oranisation (WHO), National Institute of Virology (NIV), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT),…

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