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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Health Department staff who are on leave are to be recalled for duty in the wake of the flood. Health minister KK Shailaja said the department was taking measures to prevent the outbreak of epidemics once the floodwater recedes. So, only emergency leaves will be sanctioned. Health Department officials will distribute doxycycline through Kudumbashree and other agencies. She also directed the department officials to ensure the cooperation of local self-government bodies in eliminating breeding grounds of mosquitoes..