Eluru outbreak

Eluru outbreak
Disease	Acute neurological disease
Source	Triazofos (Organophosphate) pesticide contamination in the water supply
First outbreak	Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
First reported	5 December 2020
Date	5–12 December 2020 (2020-12-05 – 2020-12-12)
Confirmed cases	614
Recovered	613
Deaths	1
Territories	Eluru, Denduluru & Kovvali

Mystery disease cases in Eluru  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases

Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-12-05				0(n.a.)
2020-12-06				1(n.a.)
2020-12-07				1(=)
2020-12-08				1(=)
2020-12-09				1(=)
2020-12-10				1(=)
2020-12-11				1(=)
2020-12-12				1(=)
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In early December 2020, an acute neurological disease broke out in Eluru, a city located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The first case was reported on 5 December, with hundreds more falling ill and one person dying over the next week. The cause was initially unknown, but on 20 December, AIIMS and NEERI Research Institute came to a conclusion that pesticides leaching into the water supply is the most likely reason.