A woman and her son died of diarrhoea and their other family members were affected by the disease in Cheremera village under Jhankarpali gram panchayat of Balangir district, official sources said on Sunday.
More than 12 persons of Cheremera have also been affected due to the water-borne disease and were under treatment at Bolangir district headuarters hospital, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) B K Kindo said.The two who died on Friday were identified as Mando Bhati (70) and her son Uma Shankar Bhati (40).The condition of Uma’s wife Sukanti and daughters Jamalini, Kamalin and Amalini was serious. They are being treated at the hospital, sources said. A team of doctors from Chudapali Community Health Centre (CHC) rushed to the village for undertaking necessary steps to handle the situation and prevent spread of the disease.
Villagers might have been affected by the disease as they were using contaminated water from the nearby ponds, the CDMO said, adding that all possible steps have been taken to combat the disease.