Health & Environment
Thrissur Health Authorities on Alert as 10 Shigella Cases Surface in Nine Days
The Hindu1h
THE BRIEF
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Thrissur health authorities reported 10 Shigella cases within the first nine days of October, with seven cases originating from a festival cluster in Tholur.
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The District Medical Officer stated that the suspected source was a temple well used for ritual water, which has since been chlorinated.
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The district also recorded 39 dengue cases and four leptospirosis cases during the same period amid a wider surge in fever cases.