------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Seven more jaundice cases reported in State ----------------------------------------------------------- Cases of viral jaundice - Hepatitis E continue to be reported from different parts of the state. With seven more admitted in the last 24 hours, the total number of persons affected so far has gone up to 364, official sources said.
Yesterday itself, 14 cases were reported to the directorate of health services from several hospitals including Goa Medical college hospital, Bambolim.
The Medicine ward which has two doctors posted specially to cater to Hepatitis E patients, continue to get patients every day. The DHS today denied a report in a section of vernacular press that two more persons had died of the viral jaundice.So far, Hepatitis E has claimed one life.
Meanwhile, the Collector of North Goa, Mr S S Keshkamat held a meeting of officers concerned from different departments and reviewed the situation on hygiene at different eating places in the district.
Another meeting was chaired by the new health secretary in the secretariat. Authorities have been asked to identify the sources of water supplied to eateries in the state.
Meanwhile, the report of the water samples from the public and private wells in the capital city is awaited. As reported by Herald, several water sources have been found to be polluted. Officials say that drawing of all these wells has been stopped and that instructions have been given to the contractors as well. ---------------------------------- HERALD 5/9/03 page 3 ----------------------------------
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