High incidence of Hepatitis A in two grama panchayats
A study conducted by the district unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project into the reported high incidence of Hepatitis A infection in Thrikovilvattam and Mayyanad grama panchayats on the outskirts of Kollam city found that the disease spread from a common source-contaminated pipeline water supplied by the Kerala Water Authority. Ninety-two persons of Thrikovilvattam and 27 of Mayyanad were diagnosed with the disease last week.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/study-finds-contaminated-water-supply-kwa
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ignatius-pereira
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kollam-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hepatitis
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
