A rise in hepatitis A and E

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http://www.thehindu.com/2006/07/13/stories/2006071323000300.htm

Monsoon maladies

NEW DELHI: Though the monsoon has just arrived in the Capital, doctors have

set alarm bells ringing in view of a steady increase in the number of

cholera cases.

Cholera is a notifiable disease and Municipal Health Officer, N. K. Yadav,

on Wednesday confirmed that the city has already reported 563 cholera cases

since the beginning of this year. ``If we take the average incidence of

cholera in the city, we have recorded a rise in the number of cases. With

water stagnating in various parts of the city there will be a rise in cases

of diseases related to the season. The number of cholera, jaundice and

malaria cases will see a rising trend during the monsoon, but the civic body

is trying its best to prevent any major outbreak,' he added.

Virender Chauhan, Consultant Gastroenteritis at G.B. Modi Hospital, said:

" Each year the monsoon brings along with it a host of diseases and

infections which adversely affect the stomach. We are also seeing a rise in

hepatitis A and E and various skin diseases. "

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