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Diarrhoea outbreak hits Kunrathur
Special Correspondent
TAMBARAM: There has been a sudden increase in the number of Acute Diarrhoeal Disorder (ADD) cases reported from Kunrathur, about 15 km from Tambaram. On Tuesday alone, close to 50 people from the town complained of acute problems and were provided treatment at a makeshift medical camp that functioned from a marriage hall, apart from being admitted to Chromepet General Hospital.
Since Saturday, 20 persons were referred to the Communicable Diseases Hospital in Tondiarpet. While 16 of them returned to Kunrathur, four others, including two schoolchildren continued to be under observation there, senior officials of the Directorate of Public Health told reporters on Tuesday.
Residents in Kunrathur attributed the cause to drinking water supplied from an overhead water tank on Ponni Amman Koil Street.
They charged that the tank was not cleaned in the recent past. Town Panchayat authorities refuted the charges, but added that water supply from it was stopped for now and residents were instead being provided with drinking water through tankers after chlorination.
Officials said they started the round-the-clock makeshift medical camp on Saturday, when six residents of the area complained of ADD. Till Tuesday, about 100 residents of Kunrathur, including children were provided treatment, including Intra Venous fluids.
In addition, more than 150 Public Health staff and employees of Kunrathur Town Panchayat covered 5,000 households and distributed tablets to residents.
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