A suspected outbreak of gastroenteritis is said to have claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl near a village in Tenali of Guntur district, with several others reportedly admitted to hospital with acute diarrhoea.
Gorikipudi Srinidhi, 14, a resident of Kolakaluru village near Tenali, was one of several villagers who complained of severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea two days ago. Srinidhi, whose condition turned critical, died while being shifted to the Government General Hospital in Tenali.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Vidadala Rajini said that an emergency medical team comprising 30 personnel headed by a doctor was dispatched to the village, and added that the situation was under control.
