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  • India: Andhra Pradesh: Death of infants sets alarm bellsringing in rural areas of Chittoor

    ANDHRA PRADESH
    Death of infants sets alarm bellsringing in rural areas of Chittoor
    STAFF REPORTER CHITTOOR, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 01:09 IST
    UPDATED: NOVEMBER 23, 2017 07:33 IST

    Series of deaths among infants of some of the remote hamlets of Bangarupalem mandal during the last one and half month has brought an unhappy atmosphere in the rural side. The official figure of the infants? deaths since one and half months stood at nine. Though the medical officials say that all the casualties were due to non-dengue reasons, they confirm the prevalence of viral fevers in the predominantly backward mandal.
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    Of the seven casualties in October, the children were aged 0-5 and the reasons were due to low weight, seizures and pneumonia. The cases were reported from GK Manchi, Bodubandla, Maha Samudram, and Mangalampalle villages.
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