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Four kids die of unidentified disease in Ukhrul, Manipur

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Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110304/jsp/northeast/story_13663409.jsp

Four kids die in Ukhrul
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Imphal, March 3: The Manipur medical directorate yesterday rushed a medical team to a remote hill village, New Wahong, in Ukhrul district to investigate claims by villagers that a mysterious disease there has killed four children.

The team headed by Dr Premchand Singh, the chief medical officer of Ukhrul district, rushed to the village and is yet to return and submit a report to the directorate.

The villagers over the past few days brought eight children to the district hospital at Ukhrul town and reported to the medical officials there that an unknown disease has infected several villagers and even claimed lives of four children.

The patients have the symptoms similar to dysentery and excessive vomiting.

The directorate decided to rush a medical team yesterday because of the increase in number of patients brought to the district hospital.

The village, in Chingai sub-division around 80km north of Ukhrul town, is in a remote area, where medical facilities are not available...
 
Re: Four kids die of unidentified disease in Ukhrul, Manipur

A mysterious bug wrecks havoc in a village in Ukhrul
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Imphal | March 2 : An idyllic and nondescript New Wahong village located some 80 km north of Ukhrul district headquarters under Chingai assembly constituency has been overwhelmed by a mysterious disease claiming the lives of 4 children with many more needing emergency medical attention.
The inscrutable disease has claimed the lives of 4 children between the age of 6 months and 1 year in the last 2 months. At least 8 other children have been transferred and are now being treated in Ukhrul district hospital.
The symptom of the disease resembles that of dysentery with excessive vomiting, said a source.
Despite the fact that the mysterious disease has claimed predominantly young suckling, an old woman has reportedly died showing similar symptom.

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