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Wayanad reported a fresh Shigella case, prompting a week-long sanitation campaign and intensified food safety inspections. Containment measures include water chlorination and enhanced surveillance.
Kochi authorities inspected eateries, closing one for hygiene lapses and fining others, following a Shigella outbreak; water samples were collected for testing.
Two Shigella infections were confirmed in Idukki, affecting a boy and a girl; water samples from their school are being tested as a precaution.
Kerala recorded 205 Shigella infections in June, including six deaths. Outbreaks were declared in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Thrissur, and Alappuzha.
Shigella infection remains a public health concern in Kerala, with Kozhikode reporting one new case and a total of 242 cases this year.
Kerala's Health Minister K Muraleedharan faces criticism as multiple disease outbreaks occurred during his first month, leading to reminders of his past taunts about a 'cursed ruler' causing doom.
Kerala has recorded 133 Shigella cases and five deaths in June, bringing this year's total to 209. Health officials urge strict hygiene to curb the highly contagious bacterial infection.
A woman aged 54 has died in Kozhikode, Kerala, of a suspected 'Shigella' infection, amid growing concerns in the state, which has recorded six confirmed deaths this year.
The move comes at a time when Kerala is witnessing a surge in several communicable diseases.
With ten new Shigella cases bringing Kerala's June total to 120 alongside five deaths, health authorities have intensified surveillance and urged the public to maintain strict hygiene and drinking water safety.
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