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MALAPPURAM: A 6 year old boy died Tuesday from a diphtheria near Edappal, in the district.
Muhammed Shan, originally from Perumbarambu near Edappal and who was under treatment at the Government Medical College, Thrissur died Tuesday afternoon. He was admitted Saturday to the government hospital of Ponnnani for having treated his fever. After his health deteriorated, he was transferred to GMC on Monday.
Doctor K Sakkeena, district doctor, said that it was after confirmation of a diphtheria infection that the boy had been transferred to a medical school. Health authorities have already confirmed that the boy has not received preventive vaccination. "We decided to launch a special vaccination and awareness campaign in two panchayats in Edappal for the re-emergence of the disease. We will put people who have been in contact with the affected children, who are considered a high-risk group, in observation, "she added, adding that many families in the region had not cooperated with vaccination campaigns organized in the past.
After a long interval, the terrible disease of diphtheria was reported in the district in January. Two high school students from the district were admitted to the government medical hospital with diphtheria. All affected children were held in a private orphanage in Pappinippara, near Manjeri. Following the re-emergence of diphtheria in the district in 2017, the vaccination and awareness campaign against the disease has been revived in the region. In addition to two deaths from diphtheria, more than thirty confirmed cases of diphtheria have also been reported in the district in 2017. Two deaths from diphtheria were also reported in the district in 2016. The number of confirmed cases reported in 2016 was of the number of suspected cases was 248. The disease was reported in the blocks of Edavanna, Vandur, Pookottur Thavanur, Chungathara, Omanoor, Valavannur and Mankada.
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Muhammed Shan, originally from Perumbarambu near Edappal and who was under treatment at the Government Medical College, Thrissur died Tuesday afternoon. He was admitted Saturday to the government hospital of Ponnnani for having treated his fever. After his health deteriorated, he was transferred to GMC on Monday.
Doctor K Sakkeena, district doctor, said that it was after confirmation of a diphtheria infection that the boy had been transferred to a medical school. Health authorities have already confirmed that the boy has not received preventive vaccination. "We decided to launch a special vaccination and awareness campaign in two panchayats in Edappal for the re-emergence of the disease. We will put people who have been in contact with the affected children, who are considered a high-risk group, in observation, "she added, adding that many families in the region had not cooperated with vaccination campaigns organized in the past.
After a long interval, the terrible disease of diphtheria was reported in the district in January. Two high school students from the district were admitted to the government medical hospital with diphtheria. All affected children were held in a private orphanage in Pappinippara, near Manjeri. Following the re-emergence of diphtheria in the district in 2017, the vaccination and awareness campaign against the disease has been revived in the region. In addition to two deaths from diphtheria, more than thirty confirmed cases of diphtheria have also been reported in the district in 2017. Two deaths from diphtheria were also reported in the district in 2016. The number of confirmed cases reported in 2016 was of the number of suspected cases was 248. The disease was reported in the blocks of Edavanna, Vandur, Pookottur Thavanur, Chungathara, Omanoor, Valavannur and Mankada.
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