Andhra Pradesh - Seven die of viral fever in Nizamabad district

[Ronan Kelly]

Seven die of viral fever in Nizamabad district
TNN | Mar 22, 2013, 02.09 AM IST

NIZAMABAD: With viral fever spreading rapidly in the tribal habitations in Manala forest area, as many as seven people, including a two-and-a-half-year-old boy allegedly died during the last one week.

Though the villagers reported that seven people died, the district medical officials claimed that only two persons died.

According to the villagers, there was no medical facilities in the interior areas. Tribal habitations like Simlanaik thanda and Badi thanda are worst affected.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Andhra Pradesh - Seven die of viral fever in Nizamabad district

Viral fevers rampant in Girijan thandas

March 21, 2013, 10.46 AM IST

Sripathi Srinivas

Nizamabad: Viral fevers and water borne diseases have been spreading in 50 Girijan thandas in Nizamabad district for the past couple of months and many died due to fevers at Manala village in recent days.

Water levels at reservoirs have come down drastically and drinking water in tanks, ponds and other sources got polluted. The district authorities generally take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of viral diseases. However, cleaning of drinking water sources and other works were not taken up due to non-coordination between the officials of Medical & Health and Rural Water Supply (RWS) departments.

As a precautionary measure, the officials have to take up repairs to drinking water pipe leakages and chlorination of water in tanks. They have to prevent leakages to water pipes and take up repairs to bore-wells. But the works were not taken up due to non-coordination among officials, people complained.
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http://thehansindia.com/2013/03/21/viral-fevers-rampant-in-girijan-thandas/