Cholera alert sounded near Vadodara

Days after 20 labourers working at a construction site near Vadodara were reported to be affected by diarrhoea

Days after 20 labourers working at a construction site near Vadodara were reported to be affected by diarrhoea,the district administration has declared the area as cholera affected and rushed medical teams to put in place preventive measures in the periphery of eight kilometres.

Between August 17 and 19,more than 20 labourers working at a construction site of L&T near Ankhol village located on the National Highway 8 complained about diarrhoea and were brought to a government hospital for treatment. Most of them are migrants from Dahod,Godhra,Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

Of the 20,three were diagnosed positive for cholera. We immediately started preventive measures. Eight teams comprising four doctors and 20 paramedic staff are working in the area. We are examining every resident in the periphery of eight kilometres and medical services are being provided round-the-clock. We have also taken water samples from tankers provided by the company, said epidemic control officer Vijaykumar Bidla.

The district administration has also held meetings with talatis and sarpanch of villages in the vicinity of the affected site and asked them to follow preventive measures.

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