Diarrheal diseases which affected 200 people over the past one week and also led to the death of a person at Gurla village in Vizianagaram district has come under control, said an official.
Health and Family Welfare Special Chief Secretary MT Krishna Babu said that the diarrhoea outbreak occurred in the village due to open defecation polluting the groundwater, and also water pipelines going through the drainage system.
“The diarrhoea outbreak in Gurla has come under control due to the effective measures taken by medical officials… currently 53 people are undergoing treatment for the disease,” said Babu in an official release.