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Malaria — India
The district health administration has put the entire district on alert following an outbreak of “indigenous” (infections which originate locally) cases of malaria at Mukkola in the Vizhinjam coast.
The outbreak, 1st reported on 23 Jul 2015, has now resulted in 17 cases of malaria, with 6 new cases being reported on Wednesday [29 Jul 2015]. While some patients are being treated at Vizhinjam community health centre, some are being treated at the General Hospital. Though measures to check the