Hepatitis A strikes Ramdarbar
There has been an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ramdarbar with more than 30 cases having been reported in the past two days.
Since Hepatitis A is a water borne disease, water samples are being checked by the Municipal Corporation. Teams from the Sanitation Wing, Public Health Wing as well as the Health Department conducted checks in the area.
After the outbreak of diarrhoea in Mauli Jagran that claimed several lives, this is the second time this year that there has been an outbreak of a water borne disease. Two days back, as many as 19 cases of Hepatitis A were reported. The number has now increased. The affected patients are present in house numbers 700 to 1300.
The houses are supplied water through a tubewell. Water samples were collected by a team from the Municipal Corporation to check for contamination. While the presence of chlorine has already been tested, bacteriological tests will also be done.
Area councillor Jannat Jahan said she had complained about this to the Public Health Department when two cases of jaundice were reported. There was leakage in the pipeline in a particular house due to which sewerage was mixing with
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