After deluge, diseases galore in flood-hit Orissa district

Kendrapada (PTI): After the deluge, it is the disease which has hit over 5,000 people in the marooned Kendrapada district of Orissa.

Though the water level has considerably receded on Friday restoring water-route connectivity with worst-hit villages in Patkura and Marshaghai blocks in the district, the situation is still grim.

Marooned residents have slowly begun receiving medical attention, but reports of flood-affected people getting sick are pouring in from various parts of the district.

As per official records, cases of malaria, dysentery and suspected chickungunya have come to light. Common cold fever is more pronounced in flooded villages.

While 47 adults are down with a disease suspected to be malaria, ten children below six years are diagnosed to be suffering from the disease.

Altogether 627 persons, including 158 children below five years, are afflicted with stomach disorder, official sources said.

Besides, 263 cases of dysentery have been given treatment. Another 3,702 cases of cold-related fever are also treated in flooded villages, source