Karnataka Health Department is on alert after two college students from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) have been examined optimistic for cholera, officers stated on Sunday.

These two have been among the many 47 college students who have been hospitalised complaining of unfastened stools and dehydration, officers stated.

The authorities has requested officers to take all needed precautions to make sure that it’s not unfold to extra individuals.

Disinfection of the BMCRI hostel kitchen was being carried out after closing it. Food and water was being provided from the Victoria Hospital kitchen. Pest management measures are additionally being taken, authorities stated.

The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday stated that six confirmed circumstances of cholera have been reported within the state to date this 12 months, of which 5 have been reported in March.