Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Friday attributed the recent jaundice outbreak at Kurupam Girls Gurukul in Parvatipuram Manyam district to water contamination, poor sanitation, and other factors.

Recently, two students died and 86 contracted jaundice, leading to a health crisis at the government educational institution housing more than 600 students, most of them tribal students.

However, both the Health Minister and Parvatipuram Manyam district collector N Prabhakar Reddy could not specify the contaminant.

“They did not find any bacteria. It was hepatitis A, jaundice because of water contamination. Poor sanitation, unhealthy habits, mostly faecal content. There were only 30 bathrooms for 600 students,” Yadav said, adding that they didn’t maintain cleanli

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