Diarrhoea kills 20 in Chhattisgarh

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Diarrhoea kills 20 in Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh,Health/Medicine, Thu, 08 Aug 2013 IANS

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 7 (IANS) At least 20 tribals have died of diarrhoea in the past week while more than two dozen people have been suffering from the ailment in two Chhattisgarh villages, health officials said Wednesday...

 

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ublished: August 9, 2013 03:08 IST | Updated: August 9, 2013 03:08 IST
In Chhattisgarh, contamination of water claims 20 lives

SUVOJIT BAGCHI


Water contamination in flood-affected panchayats of Abujhmarh in Narainpur district of south Chhattisgarh may result in a huge death toll, it is feared.

The secretary of one of the affected panchayats, Kamluram Netam, has told journalists of Narainpur that several panchayats of the area are ?severely affected and the death toll will go up.? So far, more than 20 persons have died due to water-borne diseases, the locals said. Many are sick and it is not clear whether any medical support has reached the affected panchayats.

State Health Secretary M.K. Raut told The Hindu that ?four combat teams? had been sent but none had reported back to base. ?We are waiting to hear from them,? the secretary said. He clarified that no ?cholera outbreak? was reported from the area, but with the onslaught of fierce monsoon an attack of gastroenteritis indeed had taken place.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ims-20-lives/article5004861.ece?homepage=true

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Diarrhoea kills 20 in Chhattisgarh

14 dead as diarrhoea spreads to BijapurExpress news service : Raipur, Mon Aug 12 2013, 07:48 hrs SmallLargePrint
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Days after reports that nearly 20 people died of diarrhoea and related diseases in Abujhmaad region of Narayanpur district of Bastar, 14 deaths were reported Sunday from neighbouring Bijapur district. According to reports, diarrhoea hit Utla, Dunga, Dodepara, Takilod and Daler villages near Indravati river under Bhairamgad block in the end of July, and 14 have died so far.

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Last week, deaths were reported in Dunga and Handwada panchayats in Orchha block of Abujhmaad. Reporters claimed that at least 20 persons died. Narayanpur Collector Yashwant Kumar denied the reports. "There is no epidemic or outbreak of any disease. Ten persons died in Handawada, but they did not die in a week, but over the last two and a half months. The other deaths were routine and due to other causes," he told The Indian Express. "As we got the reports, we immediately sent our teams inside. They crossed rivers to reach, but did not find such deaths."
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/14-dead-as-diarrhoea-spreads-to-bijapur/1154173/