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Eluru outbreak
Unknown disease outbreak in Andhra Pradesh, India, 2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In early December 2020, an acute neurological disease broke out in Eluru, a city located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The first case was reported on 5 December, with hundreds more falling ill and one person dying over the next week. The cause was initially unknown, but on 20 December, AIIMS and NEERI Research Institute came to a conclusion that pesticides leaching into the water supply is the most likely reason.
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Quick Facts Disease, Source ...
Eluru outbreak | |
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![]() Location of West Godavari District, where Eluru and surrounding areas are located, in Andhra Pradesh | |
Disease | Acute neurological disease |
Source | Triazofos (Organophosphate) pesticide contamination in the water supply |
First outbreak | Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
First reported | 5 December 2020 |
Date | 5–12 December 2020 (2020-12-05 – 2020-12-12) |
Confirmed cases | 614[1] |
Recovered | 613 |
Deaths | 1[2] |
Territories | Eluru, Denduluru & Kovvali |
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More information Date, # of cases ...
Date | # of cases | # of deaths | ||
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2020-12-05 | 55(n.a.) | 0(n.a.) | ||
2020-12-06 | 315(+473%) | 1(n.a.) | ||
2020-12-07 | 455(+44%) | 1(=) | ||
2020-12-08 | 561(+23%) | 1(=) | ||
2020-12-09 | 589(+5%) | 1(=) | ||
2020-12-10 | 609(+3.4%) | 1(=) | ||
2020-12-11 | 612(+0.49%) | 1(=) | ||
2020-12-12 | 612(=) | 1(=) | ||
Sources: [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] |
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