Orissa: diarrohea in Kalahandi district

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Source: http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=14085

At least 24 tribals died of diarrohea in Kalahandi district of Orissa
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Report by Himansu Bhusan Naik, Bhawanipatna: At least 24 tribals have died of diarrohea in Kalahandi district during the last fortnight, official sources said here on Monday.


While 13 persons have died in five tribal villages under Bhawanipatna block, four hamlets under Lanjigarh block accounted for 11 deaths, the sources said.

The villages under Bhawanipatna block from where the deaths were reported are: Panchbaheli (6), Jamchuan (3), Tengnabaheli (2) and Rukunibundel and Bundelguda (1 each).

The affected villages under Lanjigarh block are, Ghatikundra (6), Tarangsel (3) and Talbora and Jalkrida (1 each), the sources said.

Contacted, Kalahandi district collector R S Gopalan claimed that the situation was under control in Lanjigarh block due to intensive measures taken by mobile health teams.

But in Bhawanipatna block it was alarming and the situation almost remained unchanged, he added.

 

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Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...deaths-rock-Kalahandi/articleshow/4952027.cms

Diarrhoea deaths rock Kalahandi
TNN 30 August 2009, 10:04pm IST

BHUBANESWAR: At least two dozen people have succumbed to diarrhoea this month in Kalahandi, catapulting the district, infamous for poverty and
starvation deaths, into a focus yet again for the wrong reasons.

To assess the situation, a Central team, including functionaries from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, are slated to tour the region starting Monday.

Panic struck Kalahandi, particularly in Bhawanipatna and Lanjigarh blocks, after diarrhoea broke out in the district. The first death due to the water-borne disease, according to district officials, was reported on July 31.

This was followed by a stream of casualties, with Ghatikunduru village (in Lanjigarh block) alone accounting for six deaths. Another badly hit village is Tarngel (in Lanjigarh block), where at least three lives have been lost. The official death toll so far stands at 24, including two children.

"No deaths have been recorded since August 21, even though we continue to get lot of cases especially in Lanjigarh block. But the overall situation is improving and the administration is making all out efforts to control the disease," Kalahandi collector R S Gopalan told TOI on Sunday. He said 20 medical teams are working there, an intensive awareness campaign is being undertaken and disinfection of tubewells and other water sources done on a war-footing.

Officials said they were finding it difficult to prevent spread of the disease because they villagers depend on nullahs for their water besides the villages were far flung.

Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das, in turn, claimed that 38 persons have already died and demanded the state government to fill up 76 doctors' posts lying vacant in the district. He blamed the ruling party's negligence for the outbreak and estimated that around 10,000 people have been affected.

Das, who is the working president of state Congress, said diarrhoea has assumed endemic proportions as the healthcare system in Kalahandi had collapsed. "I have discussed the issue with Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and he has agreed to extend all possible help," he added.

 

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Source: http://india-forums.com/news/article.asp?id=195626

Central team visits diarrhoea-hit Orissa region By Indo Asian News Service | 31 August 2009 | 10:50am

Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) A team of medical experts Monday visited the Kalahandi district of Orissa to take stock of the situation after an outbreak of diarrhoea killed 24 people there and hit thousands over the past one month.

Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) A team of medical experts Monday visited the Kalahandi district of Orissa to take stock of the situation after an outbreak of diarrhoea killed 24 people there and hit thousands over the past one month.

'A three member team led by Uma Chawla, joint director of National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), reached the region Monday. They are visiting the affected areas,' joint director of state health department Bikash Patnaik told IANS.

The outbreak was first reported early this month from a hamlet in Kalahandi, about 450 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, and it later spread to dozens of nearby villages.

Patnaik said doctors have treated hundreds of people in hospitals and temporary camps set up at various places during the past 30 days. He said unhygienic living conditions and contaminated drinking water led to diarrhoea in the district.

'The situation is under control now. There is no report of death or outbreak from the region since Aug 21,' he said.

Bhakta Charan Das, who is representing the region in the Lok Sabha, alleged that diarrhoea has claimed at least 38 people. 'At least 38 people have died. There are no adequate doctors in the region to tackle the crisis which has taken an epidemic form,' Das told IANS.

However, the state health department maintained that diarrhoea has claimed 24 lives.

 

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Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/01/26-dead-in-India-diarrhea-outbreak/UPI-61461251801102/

26 dead in India diarrhea outbreak
Published: Sept. 1, 2009 at 6:31 AM

NEW DELHI, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- At least 26 people have died so far in a diarrhea outbreak in India's eastern coastal state of Orissa, the state health minister said.

Prasanna Acharya said the deaths occurred in several villages in the Kalahandi district, the BBC reported. Local media reports said the disease has claimed 38 lives.

Officials said more than 200 people suffering from diarrhea have so far been admitted to hospitals. A team of doctors from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases has arrived in the state to determine the causes of the outbreak, the report said.

Diarrhea, a major killer, reportedly accounts for 4 percent of all deaths in the world. Infection results mostly from contaminated food or drinking water, and from poor hygienic conditions, the report said.

 

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Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_diarrhoea-strikes-hunger-zone-38-dead_1287073

Diarrhoea strikes hunger zone, 38 dead
Subhashish Mohanty / DNA
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:54 IST
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Bhubaneswar: Orissa health minister Prasanna Acharya and health secretary Aun Garg will take stock of the situation in Kalahandi, one of the country's hunger zones, on Wednesday after a diarrhoea outbreak claimed 38 lives in the region in the past one month.

The official toll is 26. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Tuesday all health officials had been put on alert.

An 18-member National Institute of Communicable Disease team is in Kalahandi to survey medical facilities. "We are in touch with local health officials and are monitoring developments," Acharya said, adding that 22 medical teams and three mobile teams were sent to the area. He said the government had asked health officials to give Rs200 to patients who have recovered.