Tag: Diarrhoea

Phulbani: Panic has gripped Tumudibandha block of Kandhamal district after more than 18 villagers complained of diarrhoea and vomiting and were admitted to the local hospital. The sick persons are from Ghumura village and include women and children. Meanwhile, reason behind the spread of diarrhoea and vomiting in the area is yet to be ascertained. […]

Polasara: The number of diarrhoea affected persons is on the rise in Polasara Notified Area Council (NAC) of Ganjam district since Diwali. Till date diarrhoea has grasped more than 100 persons in the area, out of which 40 are undergoing treatment at Polasara Community Health Center (CHC). “The doctors have put me on saline and […]

Rayagada: At least four persons have died of Diarrhoea in the last two days in Khurigaon Panchayat under Kashipur Tehsil of Rayagada district. While two persons died at Jyotiguda Village under the panchayat on Thursday, two more succumbed to the disease in Khurigaon village today. The deceased have been identified as Prasna Khadia, Baisali Khadia […]

Dhenkanal: As many as 100 persons have been taken ill in a suspected case of food poisoning at Cheliabeda village under Odapada block in Dhenkanal district today. According to reports, people had consumed pana (a traditional summer drink) during ‘Sanischar mela’ in the village on Saturday last. Later, people started complaining of acute pain in […]

Keonjhar/Bhawanipatna: As many as 40 persons from Keonjhar and Kalahandi districts have been affected by diarrhoea. While 30 persons are in the grip of the disease in Keonjhar, 10 from Kalahandi have also been reportedly affected. According to reports, in Keonjhar, 30 persons took ill following some infection allegedly due to intake of contaminated river water. Local […]

Bhawanipatna: After reports of 27 deaths and scores of cases of Diarrhea from two tribe-dominated panchayats of Kerpai and Talanagi in Kalahandi district in the last two months, health department officials have finally woken up to the enormity of the problem and strated taking measures to combat the problem. A medical team from the district […]

Rayagada: In the wake of three deaths due to diarrhoea in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district few days ago, a three member team of Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar on Thursday visited the affected areas of the district and took stock of situation. They had a discussion with inhabitants of Dantalinga village of the […]

Rayagada: Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday reviewed the cholera situation in Palama in Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district at a meeting with the district collector and other concerned officials at the Rayagada circuit house here. The health minister directed authorities to ensure 24-hour healthcare and drinking water supply in the disease affected areas. “We […]

Health and Family Welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today arrived in Balasore town on a surprise visit to take stock of the outbreak of diarrhoea, which has assumed alarming proportion in the district

Puri: A devotee from Gujarat arrested by the Police yesterday for climbing the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra was forwarded to the court today. According to reports, Dipesh Shah, a businessman from Ahmadabad had climbed the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra in the wee hours July 8. After having the darshan of the Lord, he […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda today rolled out the rotavirus vaccine nationwide from Odisha today as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak were present during the launch of the vaccine, which will also be rolled […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccine in Odisha today as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. During his visit, the health minister will also visit the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar and hold a review meeting. According to sources, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccine in Odisha tomorrow as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. During his visit, the health minister will also hold a review meeting at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the government, along […]

Lucknow: The Rotavirus vaccine that prevents diarrhoea in infants and children was launched in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday by state Women, Child and Family Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi. She told the media that the state government was “positive that the Rotavirus vaccine will play a monumental role in bringing down the infant mortality rate”. […]

New York: A bacteria associated with travellers’ diarrhoea and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more severe disease in people with blood type A but not blood type O or B, finds a study. Enterotoxigenic E. coli are responsible for millions of cases of diarrhoea and hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, […]