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15 Affected by Mysterious Disease

By Express News Service Published: 23rd March 2015 06:03 AM Last Updated: 23rd March 2015 06:03 AM

BERHAMPUR: As many as 15 persons were affected by a mysterious disease in Elgol village under Patrapur block of Ganjam district in the last two days. The patients suffered from high fever, bodyache, swelling of face and joints...

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/15-Affected-by-Mysterious-Disease/2015/03/23/article2726137.ece

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'Malaria' Claims Two Lives
By Express News Service Published: 14th June 2015 06:00 AM Last Updated: 14th June 2015 04:45 AM

BARIPADA:Panic gripped the residents of Mahisiduba village following the death of two minor girls in the last two days. Around 100 people in the village in Mayurbhanj district are suffering from fever and body ache.

While they claimed that the deaths were a result of witchcraft and organised a special puja on Saturday, health officials suspected that the girls died of malaria.

Subhadra Hansdah (4), daughter of Gopal Hansdah, and Bali Murmu (2), daughter of Rabindra Murmu, suffered from fever on Wednesday. Though the village Anganwadi worker Parvati Tudu advised them to take the girls to Kaptipada community health centre (CHC), their parents did not agree due to poor financial condition.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/stat...cle2865709.ece

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Mystery disease kills 3 in Ganjam

TNN | Jul 26, 2015, 11.16 AM IST

BERHAMPUR: Panic has gripped Talapatna village in Ganjam district after three middle-aged persons, including a woman, died and five others suffered from a mysterious ailment in the last 10 days. A medical team from here visited the village on Saturday to assess the situation.

On July 14, Prabhakar Naik was the first person to die. Bijaya Naik and Gayatri Naik died on July 23 and 24 respectively. All were in their forties, village sources said. The affected persons have been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.

While no postmortem was conducted on the male deceased, the body of Gayatri was sent to Aska hospital for postmortem on Friday after police intervened.
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Before their deaths, they complained of head-reeling and stomach pain. The body temperature of the deceased suddenly increased, family members said. The doctors said they might have suffered from stomach-related ailments.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Mystery-disease-kills-3-in-Ganjam/articleshow/48222662.cms