Noida: The Ministry of Health on Saturday held a special screening camp in the Sportswood Society in Sector 79, where more than a dozen residents had been diagnosed with hepatitis A or jaundice for the past two weeks.
A doctor who has researched most patients has increased the worries of water supplied to households in the community, home to around 650 families.
On Friday, public health experts reach the community and interact with the population.
A team consisting of seven doctors and paramedic staff also looked for patient reports.
Sunil Sharma Chief Medical Officer said, “The team was sent to the public on Friday to take a stock situation.
We work with Noida authorities about this problem.
We will conduct a door-to-door survey in the coming days to find out if more people suffer Similar diseases.
“Residents, meanwhile, have also reached experts from the Institute of Liver and Bilier Science in Delhi.
“We are always concerned about the health of our residents.
Water quality has been tested and the report has come not to show contamination.
Now, increasing cases must be examined earliest by the health authority and Noida Authority.
We will lend our support anywhere,” said spokesman for the Gaurs group.
Residents, meanwhile, said they would send water samples separately.
Manu Agarwal, who taught botany at DU, said, “Only the presence of bacteria has been tested through samples collected by the builder.
They have not sent them for testing viruses that can cause heart infection.
ILBS in Delhi has the expertise and we asked him to help us get us earliest results.
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After the Hepatitis A case, Noida to hold a health camp in the community today
