DADELDHURA, Aug 19: A diarrhea epidemic has broken out at various parts of Parshuram Municipality in the district. According to Municipality Health Section deputy coordinator Hikmat Dhami, 66 locals have fallen sick.
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The outbreak has particularly seen in Jamrani, Gairaigaun, Gupteganda, Sanikhola among other places in the municipality. A medical team led by Far West State Health Directorate Public Health Inspector Keshar Saud has reached the affected areas with medicine.
Diarrheal diseases, including cholera, remain a major public health concern in the western part of Nepal.
