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DISEASE/ SYNDROME:
Leptospirosis
DISTRICT &
STATE: Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch
DATE OF ONSET:
8 August 2004
REPORTED BY &
DATE OF REPORTING: State nodal officer of NSPCD in Gujarat
LOCATION: South
Gujarat
Current Situation:
As per the information updated on 04.09.2004, a total of
540 suspected cases & 71 deaths due to Leptospirosis have been reported
from 4 districts Gujarat August 2004, namely Surat, Valsad, Navsari and
Bharuch. The details are as below:
District-wise cases
& deaths due to Leptospirosis in Gujarat (04.09.2004)
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Name of the
district
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Cases
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Serological test
+ve
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Deaths
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Surat
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264
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143
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30
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Navsari
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208
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66
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34
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Valsad
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67
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37
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7
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Bharuch
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1
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1
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0
|
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TOTAL
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527
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247
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105
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CONTACT DETAILS
& LAST UPDATED:
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Name
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Contact
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Last updated
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Dr. S.J.Gandhi, State Nodal Officer, NSPCD, Gujarat
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Mobile: 0982534899, Tel:91-79-23253336, Fax:
91-79-23223982
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6 September 2004
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SOURCE: Office of the WHO Representative to India
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