ALAPPUZHA: The life and dreams of a 24-year-old girl and her family were destroyed by the suspected ingestion of the juice of the flower and leaf of Arali (oleander) at Pallippad near Haripad. Soorya Surendran, daughter of Surendran, Kondurethu house, Neendoor, Pallippad, collapsed at Nedumbassery airport when she reached the airport to travel to the …
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The Kerala government on Tuesday (May 7) said that cases of West Nile fever have been reported from three districts in the state – Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode. One person died of the viral disease on Monday and six other cases have been reported in recent days. State Health Minister Veena George has now asked these regions …
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Kerala’s health department has reported West Nile fever cases in three districts. The state government has ordered all districts to be vigilant and issued directives to take mosquito control measures by stepping up pre-monsoon cleaning drives and surveillance activities. As per health officials, five vector-borne disease cases were reported in the northern district of Kozhikode …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health minister Veena George has instructed the director of health department to take further action under Kerala Public Health Act, 2023, in the wake of bird flu outbreak in two wards in Alappuzha. Panchayat-level committees under the Act have been instructed to meet urgently in all the panchayats of Alappuzha.Nearby panchayats and municipalities are under surveillance …
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