Seven new Shigella cases at a Wayanad school raised the confirmed total to 16, Kerala health officials said Thursday as surveillance and control measures expanded.
The bacterial outbreak has primarily affected students, prompting district clinics to monitor siblings and staff for gastrointestinal symptoms.
Medical teams disinfected water points and reviewed cafeteria hygiene after the latest laboratory confirmations.
Parents received advisories on handwashing and keeping febrile children home to slow transmission in the hill district.
Officials said the seven additional positives emerged from follow-up testing of close contacts rather than unrelated community spread.
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