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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Prompt action kept epidemics at bay- CNO
There was little survival the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Prompt action and preventive measures helped contain the spread of infectious diseases in tsunami-hit areas, the Centre for National Operations (CNO) said yesterday.
According to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health, there have been only 135 cases of diarrhoea and 579 cases of viral fever in the affected areas which are below the baseline for epidemics.