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Waterborne E. coli in Sakri Village Hospitalizes 26 and Kills Elderly Resident

Resource constraints in Rajouri’s rural health system have required specialist referrals to Jammu for acute cases.

Chief medical officer of Rajouri, Dr Manohar Rana said that 75-year-old Vidya Devi died Saturday morning around 4.30 am. “The patient had co-morbidities of hypertension with diabetes,” he said. (HT File)

Overview

  • Laboratory tests confirmed E. coli contamination in local water sources as the outbreak’s cause.
  • Since Friday, 26 residents have been admitted to Government Medical College Rajouri with diarrhoea, dehydration and vomiting.
  • A 75-year-old woman, Vidya Devi, died early Saturday after severe dehydration and gastroenteritis complicated by hypertension and diabetes.
  • Four patients with acute renal failure were transferred to Government Medical College Jammu for specialist nephrology care.
  • Medical teams are conducting house-to-house surveys and sending water samples to the Department of Microbiology for further analysis.