Collection of water samples from cholera-affected areas of Birgunj, infection confirmed in 41 people

129 diarrhea and cholera patients are being treated in more than a dozen hospitals in Birganj.

Bhadra 8, 2082

Collection of water samples from cholera-affected areas of Birgunj, infection confirmed in 41 people

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Water samples have been collected from the cholera-affected area of ​​Birganj. On Saturday, the technical team from the Provincial Office of the Ministry of Water Supply, Janakpur, collected water samples distributed by the Birgunj branch of the Water Supply Institute from Ward No. 11, 12 and 13 of the Birganj metropolis.

According to Sanjeev Yadav, information officer and engineer of the branch, water samples have been collected from 15 streams in different places of the three wards. "The water testing mobile service team had arrived from Janakpur," he said, "the team returned to Janakpur on Saturday evening after collecting samples from different locations in three wards." company company  tests to determine which disease germs are present in the water,' he said, 'probably the results of the test can come by Sunday evening.' Cholera infection has been confirmed in 41 of them. Until Saturday night, 92 people were admitted to that hospital for treatment, and 129 people have been admitted on Sunday. Out of 33 people admitted to Narayani Hospital, cholera infection has been confirmed in 15 people. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 12 out of 35 people admitted to Terai Hospital. 14 people are admitted and undergoing treatment in Advance Hospital. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 6 out of 14 people enrolled in the National Medical College.

Cholera infection has been confirmed in 2/2 people from Bhawani and Ali Ortho Hospital while 2/2 people are being treated in Asharam, Bhawani and Ali Ortho Hospital. 4/4 diarrheal patients are being treated in Prabhu and Best Hospital. 1 patient of diarrhea is being treated at Surya Hospital. In Narayani Center Hospital and Mangalam Hospital, 2/2 people have been confirmed infected. Most of the patients Birganj Metropolitan City Ward no. 11, 12, 16 and 18 are .

Only one of the cholera patients admitted to the hospital has returned home after treatment. Although there are many speculations about the main cause and source of cholera infection, there is still no official information about the main source of cholera.

The local administration claims that no one has died from cholera so far. Although the death of two people was due to a disease with symptoms similar to cholera, the administration has been claiming that it cannot be confirmed that cholera was the cause of their death as their health was not examined. A 35-year-old man and a 19-year-old girl from Birgunj died at Narayani Hospital and Birgunj Health Care Hospital in Birgunj on Friday.

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