Express News Service
Rajkot, August, 3: As many as 18 cases of Hepatitis A were reported in the city on Thursday. An investigation by the health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation revealed that the drinking water supply had been contaminated following seepage of sewage water into pipeline.
ëëA total of 18 cases of Hepatitis A were reported from Gandhi Vasahat Society in Ward 5 on Morbi Road. The cases were detected during a survey by a team of health officials,” said RMC Health Officer Pankaj Rathod. He ruled out the possibility of other such cases from nearby areas.
A person suffering from Hepatitis A has symptoms of fever, malaise, nausea, anorexia and abdominal discomfort — all these due to inflammation in the liver.
On Wednesday, a delegation from the ward, led by councillor Anil Makawan, had made a complaint about some people having such symptoms. On Thursday, the health team conducted the survey and detected the cases.
