Summary:
Palanpur: Since Wednesday three girls have died of suspected diphtheria in Chibhada village of Deodar taluka in Banaskantha. Two of them died in civil hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday.The unidentified disease having symptoms like diphtheria has claimed one child each since Wednesday. While two other who are under treatment for similar disease in Palanpur civil hospital too are girls.“The two children who were referred to civil hospital in Ahmedabad and later died tested negative for diphtheria. Besides five medical officers, four supervisors and 10 nurses, surveillance workers have been going door to door and examining the children. Surprisingly all three are girls in the age group of 3 to 9 years..