H1N1 case reported in Alappuzha

ALAPPUZHA: A H1N1 case was reported in the district on Saturday. A 31-year-old woman from Chettikadu, Mararikulam, tested positive for the H1N1 strain. District Medical Officer (DMO) K M Shirabudheen has however said that the disease is under control in the district. Cases of jaundice were also reported in some parts of Alappuzha. The Health Department has already initiated steps to control the spread of diseases, the DMO said.Jaundice has been reported in the Charummood-Nooranad area in the district. A youth died of the water-borne disease on Friday. Local people said that cases of jaundice were rising tremendously in the area. Three persons have reportedly died of the disease recently.