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- A student at the Government Engineering College in Wayanad, Kerala, has tested positive for shigellosis, with results confirmed on Monday.
- Four other students with similar symptoms have been hospitalised, and two of the affected are hostel residents.
- Authorities of Thavinjal grama panchayat, where the college is located, have begun containment measures, and a meeting was held between Peria Community Health Centre staff and college authorities.
- The district saw an earlier outbreak in June in Nenmeni grama panchayat, where 17 school students tested positive and over 500 people sought treatment for symptoms.
What to watch next
- Test results of the four hospitalised students with similar symptoms
- Spread of containment measures by Thavinjal grama panchayat and any new cases linked to the college or hostel
- Whether infections recur in Nenmeni grama panchayat after the June outbreak
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