PIB, Nov 10, 2010
41 deaths in Rayagada district and 8 deaths in Kalahandi district due to acute diarrhoeal diseases have been reported in recent months in Orissa.
A Central team comprising experts from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Delhi and National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata was deputed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to assist the state/district health authorities in the investigation and control of outbreaks. The team visited the affected areas of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts during the period 17-21 September 2010. The recommendations made to the State Government in order to minimize the risk of further outbreaks of cholera include provision of safe water, adopting safe practices in food handling, sanitary disposal of human waste, personal and domestic hygienic practices, availability of ORS in all the habitations, making all tube wells functional to ensure that people use safe water for drinking and domestic purpose and promoting hand washing with soap and water (with earth and water, if soap is not available) after defecation and before preparing and eating meals.
The cases and deaths declined in the second fortnight of September 2010.
This information was given by Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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