 | This article needs to be updated. (March 2018) |
  Sambalpur | |
| Date | 2014–2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sambalpur, Odisha, India |
| Casualties | |
| 36 dead[1] | |
| 3,966+ infected[1] | |
The 2014 Odisha hepatitis outbreak (initially known as the 2014 Sambalpur jaundice outbreak, in relation to the predominant symptom and location) was an outbreak of mainly Hepatitis E and also Hepatitis A which began in the town of Sambalpur in Odisha, India.[2] The cause of the outbreak was suspected to be the contamination to drinking water supplied by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).[3]
By February 2015, it had spread and cases were being reported from Bolangir district near Sambalpur, and some coastal districts like Cuttack, Khurda and Jajpur. The epidemic is still to be brought under control as of February 2015.[1]
- ^ a b c "Odisha grapples with jaundice outbreak". Deccan Herald. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Jaundice Resurfaces, Claims 2 More". The New Indian Express. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Hepatitis in Sambalpur". The New Indian Express. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.