The boy, Muhammad Shan of Perumbarambu near Edappal, died while undergoing treatment at Government Medical College, Thrissur.
According to district health office, awareness classes were conducted at areas where diphtheria was reported.
Malappuram: The health department has started an awareness campaign and planned a vaccination drive in the Thavanoor and Maranchery panchayats of the district in the wake of the death of a six- year-old boy infected with diphtheria on Tuesday.
The boy, Muhammad Shan of Perumbarambu near Edappal, died while undergoing treatment at Government Medical College, Thrissur. The health department staff have started a campaign in households that kept off the last drive. Malappuram DMO K. Sakkeena told reporters that though the final diphtheria test results of the boy were yet to come, the department was on with the campaign. The children of houses that kept off the drive will be more prone to the disease, said the DMO.
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