Cholera claims 3 in Gandhidham
The port town of Gandhidham was hit by gastro-enteritis and cholera last week, claiming three lives.
The port town of Gandhidham was hit by gastro-enteritis and cholera last week, claiming three lives. A large number of poor families living in the township's dalit settlement of Ganeshnagar and Rotary Nagar were affected by the diseases.
According to reports received from the designated Rajkot-based laboratory, the areas were in the grip of acute gastro-enteritis (AGI), which was caused by a highly dangerous pathogen, called vibrio choliery. "We were sure of this being cholera, given the serious condition of patients, most of whom were children. I treated more than 40 cases at my clinic. So did other private nursing homes. We had to give 10 bottles of IV fluid to a two-year-old child, which was very unusual," Dr Rajesh Jeswani, former president of Kutch branch of IPA and ex-secretary of AMA, told DNA.
They said the disease was caused by contaminated water as drinking water got mixed with drain water due to old and worn-out water supply and drainage systems. District collector RR Varsani and chief district medical officer Dr DK Dabhi admitted the contamination of drinking water.
According to reports received from the designated Rajkot-based laboratory, the areas were in the grip of acute gastro-enteritis (AGI), which was caused by a highly dangerous pathogen, called vibrio choliery. "We were sure of this being cholera, given the serious condition of patients, most of whom were children. I treated more than 40 cases at my clinic. So did other private nursing homes. We had to give 10 bottles of IV fluid to a two-year-old child, which was very unusual," Dr Rajesh Jeswani, former president of Kutch branch of IPA and ex-secretary of AMA, told DNA.
They said the disease was caused by contaminated water as drinking water got mixed with drain water due to old and worn-out water supply and drainage systems. District collector RR Varsani and chief district medical officer Dr DK Dabhi admitted the contamination of drinking water.