Rising jaundice infections among students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Khordha district have been linked to contaminated water, health authorities said.
Health officials on Tuesday inspected and reviewed the suspected outbreak at the JNV campus located in Gurujanga village. Senior district-level officers, including Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Sanjay Roy and District Public Health Officer Dr Ranjan Mitra, visited the school to as
Amid the ongoing surge in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar, Municipal Commissioner JN Vaghela urged the people not to "panic", assuring that the authorities have checked the quality of drinking water at all places.
"Two days ago, we found an increase in the number, and a total of 49 students were positive. Yesterday, we tested blood samples from 20% of students, and only 5% were positive. So the total number is 54 right now," he said.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel held a high-level meeting and suggested further intensification of the joint measures being carried out by the Municipal Corporation and the State Health Department for patient treatment, disease control, and prevention in view of the typhoid outbreak in Gan
State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Monday assured the public that the health crisis at a residential school in Khurda is stabilising, with dozens of affected students currently recovering after a sudden rise in jaundice cases. Following reports of a jaundice outbreak at Jawahar Navo
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