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One tests positive for cholera

Staff Reporter

Bangalore: A suspected case of cholera from a new locality of the city has been confirmed following the outcome of the laboratory tests conducted by the Public Health Institute.

Interestingly, the patient, Faiza Banu (4), a resident of Janakiram Layout in Seva Nagar, had been treated for the disease and discharged from the Epidemic Diseases (ED) Hospital a few days ago.

Health and Family Welfare Department Joint Director (Communicable Diseases) Shivaram said that one of the 41 stool samples of the suspected cholera patients sent by the hospital during last week, proved positive for cholera.

He said that so far no case of cholera was detected from Bharathinagar, from where a large number of gastroenteritis cases were reported after contamination of drinking water a week ago. About nine cases of gastroenteritis were reported from the area on Thursday.

Meanwhile, V. Rajeev, Medical Officer of the ED Hospital, said they had alerted the civil authorities.

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