Ronan Kelly
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Public health alert issued over water-borne diseases
G Rajiv, TNN | Apr 23, 2012, 03.37AM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district health administration has issued a public health alert in Thiruvananthapuram district following the widespread reporting of water borne diseases in the district.
In the first four months of this year 57,963 cases of fever cases were reported in the district, of which 5,781 were cases of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) and 469 were cases of dengue fever.
A district surveillance conducted by the health department has found that there were 1,491 suspected cases of dengue this year of which 469 were confirmed. There were also 741 suspected cases of leptospirosis of which 34 were confirmed. Besides there were 533 cases of chickenpox, 62 cases of viral hepatitis, 135 cases of mumps and 104 cases of typhoid has been reported in the district.
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G Rajiv, TNN | Apr 23, 2012, 03.37AM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district health administration has issued a public health alert in Thiruvananthapuram district following the widespread reporting of water borne diseases in the district.
In the first four months of this year 57,963 cases of fever cases were reported in the district, of which 5,781 were cases of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) and 469 were cases of dengue fever.
A district surveillance conducted by the health department has found that there were 1,491 suspected cases of dengue this year of which 469 were confirmed. There were also 741 suspected cases of leptospirosis of which 34 were confirmed. Besides there were 533 cases of chickenpox, 62 cases of viral hepatitis, 135 cases of mumps and 104 cases of typhoid has been reported in the district.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...r-rising-fever-cases/articleshow/12830698.cms