Via Greater Kashmir.com: 238 diagnosed with cholera in north Kashmir. Excerpt:
Srinagar, Sep 24: In a matter of grave concern for health officials in Kashmir Valley, at least 238 patients were diagnosed with cholera in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district with Public Health Authorities saying that all the water samples collected from the areas are “grossly contaminated” and tested positive for fecal matter.
“We have treated over 500 patients for different water borne diseases in Baramulla and 238 patients were declared as Cholera cases after clinical suspicion by the medicos in various district hospitals. They mostly live in Tangmarg, Kunzer and Pattan areas,” sources told Greater Kashmir.
The clinical suspicion emerged from the Microbiological analysis by the public health officials in the district. Officials at Public Health Laboratory said the water samples taken from different sources were found “grossly contaminated” with fecal matter.This source appears to be Pakistani, discussing events in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. So we can assume a considerable political component in the report.
