SATNA: Four persons have died and six others have been hospitalised after complaining of vomiting, loose motions and fever since September 6 in Tikuria village in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, an official said on Monday.
Five hand-pumps in the village, from which its 800 residents draw water for drinking purposes, have been sealed, he said.
"We suspect there is an outbreak of viral infection in Tikuria village. We have asked the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department to collect water samples from the sealed hand-pumps and get them tested for presence of bacteria etc," Satna Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr LK Tiwari told PTI over phone.
