Andhra Pradesh - Post flooding disease outbreaks

[Ronan Kelly]

ANDHRA PRADESH
KHAMMAM, August 7, 2013
Epidemics loom over flood-hit areas in Khammam
STAFF REPORTER

Although the threat of flash floods has eased to some extent in the agency areas under Bhadrachalam and Palvancha divisions, the fear of outbreak of epidemics continue to haunt people living in the flood ravaged areas situated along the banks of the Godavari.

Three persons died of seasonal ailments in Kunavaram, the worst flood-hit mandal, alone in the last two days. Even though the flood level in the Godavari has come down below the second flood warning level at Bhadrachalam on Tuesday evening, the flood water remained stagnant at several low-lying localities in the vicinity of the historical Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy shrine in the temple town.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/epidemics-loom-over-floodhit-areas-in-khammam/article4998319.ece

[Ronan Kelly]

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CHITTOOR, November 8, 2013
Infant?s death sparks protests

STAFF REPORTER

The death of a 25-day-old infant allegedly after administering the BCG vaccine at Ambapuram hamlet under the Public Health Centre at Kangundhi in Kuppam mandal led to a protest by his parents, relatives and villagers, who ransacked the hospital on Thursday morning.

A paramedical staff member of the PHC as part of her weekly routine on Wednesday, reached Ambapuram, where she vaccinated three children, including twins, of which one died. The parents of the twins, Jyothi and Kiran, said that a boy and a girl, were born to them, 25 days ago. Both were healthy till midnight, and then the boy developed complications around midnight and suddenly stopped breathing in the early hours of Thursday.The villagers, alleging that the baby died due to administering expired vaccine, reached the PHC at Kangundhi and ransacked the premises, besides breaking the window screens.
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In another incident, a 7-year-old boy of Urla Obanapalle village of Kuppam mandal, died in the early hours of Thursday, said to be due to viral fever. The villagers deplored that though their village was reeling under viral fever, medical authorities had ignored them.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/infants-death-sparks-protests/article5328624.ece

[Ronan Kelly]

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google translated from Telugu;

Andhra Pradesh
Tragedy filled with fevers
Sakshi | Updated: November 09, 2013 0104 (IST)
Indravelli, Newsline: Adilabad mandal village hordes of pan-ade Manoj - gandhibayi Dam patula son dayaram (3) jarvanto died on Friday. According to family members ... Ba ludu dayaram Thursday morning suffered from a fever. On Friday, a private hospital in the center of the visamincadanto parents to take indravelli mandalaka. The boy died after receiving treatment there. It is Satan who is in the hospital, family members rodanalu pettincayi tears to the eyes. Within three years of their son by her parents mukkupaccalarani full nurellu nindayu vidarakanga heart is crying incident. visajvarato six-year old girl .. srirampur, Newsline: srirampur area of arunakkanagarku goleti Aparna (6) was killed by the toxic fever throughout Friday. Vivaralila unnaruu. Bhimrao, Sujata couple's daughter Aparna. Bhimrao working wage. With the advent of the three-day fever manciryalaloni aparnaku Keith took a private hospital. After the tests conducted by doctors in the white blood cells was 70 thousand. The Karimnagar calmeda anandravu carried to the hospital. While the test is or has been reduced by 20. While undergoing treatment, the situation is even more dire killed since Friday. Break-bone properties have expressed doubt that the doctors said the girl's father Bhimrao.

http://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/two-children-died-of-viral-fever-79291?pfrom=home-latest-story