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Diarrhoea outbreak hits children in city
Asif Chaudhry Published May 18, 2022 - Updated 23 minutes ago
LAHORE: The diarrhoea outbreak seems to have hit the children in the provincial capital hard as the Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Department Punjab has officially reported that over 2,000 children have been hospitalised with the condition in Lahore since April 1.
The department has also confirmed nine positive cases of the Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) in Lahore, a condition caused by intake of food or water contaminated with the Vibrio cholerea bacteria.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described it as a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequality and lack of social development. Many cases of cholera, an infectious disease, have also emerged in the provincial capital...
Diarrhoea outbreak hits children in city
Asif Chaudhry Published May 18, 2022 - Updated 23 minutes ago
LAHORE: The diarrhoea outbreak seems to have hit the children in the provincial capital hard as the Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Department Punjab has officially reported that over 2,000 children have been hospitalised with the condition in Lahore since April 1.
The department has also confirmed nine positive cases of the Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) in Lahore, a condition caused by intake of food or water contaminated with the Vibrio cholerea bacteria.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described it as a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequality and lack of social development. Many cases of cholera, an infectious disease, have also emerged in the provincial capital...