Unknown disease claims two lives in Manipur
Imphal,
Jan
23:
Two
children
died
today
due
to
a
mysterious
disease,
which
broke
out
at
Chingai
of
Ukhrul
district,
while
30
others
are
undergoing
treatment
at
Ukhrul
hospital
with
similar
symptoms.
Official sources here said the children were suffering from upset stomache and vomitting. A one-year-old and a nine-year-old died from the unknown disease, unable to get timely treatment, while the others, suffering from the same symptoms had been admitted either to the District Hospital at Ukhrul headquarters or to the Leishiphung Hospital.
The chairman of Chingai Village Development Authority, Wilson Satsang said there was no proper health facility in Chingai and that was why the children died.
UNI
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Story first published: Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 14:13 [IST]