- In addition to children in Chennai becoming sick with parainfluenza, adenoviruses, and respiratory syncytial virus, doctors have also seen an increasing number of typhoid cases.
- Cases usually increase between May and June and subside in September. However, according to senior pediatrician Dr S Balasubramanian, “We did not see typhoid cases in May and June last year. We saw some isolated cases by early October, and we continue to see cases of typhoid among school children every day.”
- Dr. Balasubramanian has said that city hospitals have seen a higher spike in cases this January compared to the same month in 2020 and 2021.
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