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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Tomato flu outbreak in India spreads to two more states

A child plays during a fumigation drive against dengue fever in Delhi in October 2021
A child plays during a fumigation drive against dengue fever in Delhi in October 2021. Tomato flu could be an after-effect of dengue fever, the Lancet reports. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

An outbreak of a new viral infection referred to as tomato flu that was first detected in children in the southern Indian state of Kerala in May has spread to two other states.

According to an article in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 82 children aged under five had been diagnosed with the virus in Kerala as of 26 July.

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