raipur at least 20 people have died in the last two months due to an unknown ailment in the remote village of jagargunda and gram panchayat parlagatta of sukma district in the tribal bastar division of chhattisgarh the deceased had symptoms of fever swelling in limbs nausea and diarrhoeaacknowledging the deaths an official said in the last two months people of accesscompromisedremote areas have been affected with some ailments including swelling fever diarrhoea and anaemia the health department has sounded alert after the sudden rise in deathssukma district collector haris s told toi that the deaths were due to multiple reasons to identify the cause of the ailment the administration has sent water and soil samples for testinga team of medical staff have been sent to the affected spots by the health department for surveillance and inspection and further examination regularly medical facilities becoming an issue in rural areas due to the improper roads in the interior villagesthe village is located in a remote place about 120 km away from the district headquarters access to the village is only through twowheelers and by navigating through the rivulets a medical team has already reached the village to collect blood samplesthe health authorities have advised people to take proper precautions including avoiding waterlogging in nearby areas spraying mosquito repellents and use of mosquito netsthe medical staff has been instructed to treat all the patients who are found sick and get information about the reasons why deaths are taking placeearlier a similar situation was witnessed in august this year in the nearby village of regadgatta where 50 people were reported dead due to unknown ailments