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TAMBARAM: A 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to Chromepet General Hospital earlier this week after frequent bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea, died at the intensive care unit of Stanley Medical College Hospital on Thursday evening. Sabitha was a resident of Bharathi Nagar in Malanganandapuram area of Pallavaram Municipality from where dozens of people have been affected by acute diarrhoeal disorders. She was taken to the Chromepet Government Hospital on Tuesday and after observation for two days, was referred to the Institute of Communicable Diseases Hospital, Tondiarpet. Doctors there ruled out the possibility of cholera and said she was suffering from high fever. She was shifted to the ICU of SMC Hospital late on Wednesday night . She got married less than a year ago and was pregnant, her neighbours in Bharathi Nagar said. Doctors at the Chromepet Government Hospital said Sabitha was suffering from Bilateral Pulmonary Tuberculosis and that had caused the death. Officials of the Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply ruled out the possibility of water contamination as the cause for the problems in Malanganandapuram area. Samples from the area were tested at government labs that declared its quality as safe. They said Palar drinking water from the Bharathi Nagar overhead tank was supplied to more than 25,000 people and that only about 40 were affected. Some of the family members of those affected and undergoing treatment at the Chromepet Government Hospital told mediapersons that they did not have any problems with water supplied through the pipelines and suspected food poisoning to be the reason. Officials of the Health Department confirmed that of the nine persons referred to the Institute of Communicable Diseases Hospital, Tondiarpet, four were tested to be cholera positive. And so far, 47 people were admitted to the Chromepet Government Hospital and other hospitals due to acute diarrhoeal disorders. They said that acute diarrhoeal disorders, resulting in cholera could be caused only owing to unhygienic conditions and consumption of impure water.
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