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Over 35 fall prey to water-borne diseases
The sultry weather has finally started taking its toll. In the past one week over 35 persons including children have fallen sick due to diarrhoea, vomiting and other water-borne diseases. Three children have also died due to measles in the rural area.
The sultry weather has finally started taking its toll. In the past one week over 35 persons including children have fallen sick due to diarrhoea, vomiting and other water-borne diseases. Three children have also died due to measles in the rural area.
The sporadic rainfall in the past two days followed by tiring humidity has also led to an outbreak like condition in various parts of the city.
However, according to the official reports, the worst affected area was Koharia village in Shankargarh. As many as 20 persons including a large number of children fell seriously ill in Koharia village due to consumption of contaminated water. Many residents also consumed stale food. Due to water crisis in Shankargarh area the local people were collecting water from a pit near a well in the Koharia village.
The Siyadih village under Handia community health centre and Chillarai village under Behria CHC also reported seven diarrhoea and vomiting cases in the past 48 hours. Whereas three children have died due to measles in the Paragipur village in Dhanupur. About two dozen children of the same village were also found suffering from measles and viral infection.
About ten cases of acute diarrhoea and vomiting were also reported from Teliarganj, Allahpur and Kareli areas in the city.
"There is no outbreak like situation in the city. But the hot and humid weather followed by sporadic rainfall may also lead to an epidemic like situation in the city," said district epidemic cell incharge Dr VK Mishra.
Dr Mishra said an inquiry was set up to look into the deaths of three children, due to measles in Paragipur village. Dy CMO Handia Dr VK Rai was conducting the inquiry.
"The health staff which failed to give timely treatment to the children, will be identified and action will be taken against them. There were also lapses in reporting the matter to the district epidemic cell," he said. Dr Mishra said a joint team of district epidemic cell and CHC Shankargarh visited the diarrhoea-affected Chillarai village and provided treatment to the patients.
