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Typhoid, gastric problems on the rise, doctors say contaminated water to blame [1]

Chandigarh With the dry and hot weather spell gripping the region, cases of gastric problems, typhoid and other related illnesses are pouring in at city hospitals and civil dispensaries. Doctors say more than 10 to 15 such cases are being reported daily at OPDs and most patients are from peripheral areas where the quality of drinking water is under scanner.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
Indian Express (Chandigarh) [2]
Tags:
Water Quality [3], Drinking Water Standards [4], Health Effects [5], Waterborne diseases [6], Health [7], Diarrhoea [8], Typhoid [9], Chandigarh [10], Indian Express (Chandigarh) [2]
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