Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Health Alerts in Gandhinagar: Typhoid and CCHF Cases
In Gandhinagar, Gujarat, there are two health concerns.
First, many children are getting sick with typhoid because of dirty drinking water.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the government to send a report about this within two weeks.
A special ward has been opened in the hospital to treat these children.
Second, a 26-year-old man from a nearby village has been diagnosed with a different disease called Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
This is the first time this disease has been found in Gujarat in 2026.
The man is being treated in a hospital in Ahmedabad.
The government is working to find out how these diseases are spreading and how to stop them.
NHRC seeks report from Gujarat government on typhoid outbreak in Gandhinagar within two weeks.
70 active typhoid cases confirmed, primarily affecting children due to contaminated drinking water.
Gandhinagar Civil Hospital has opened a 30-bed paediatric ward to treat typhoid patients.
First Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) case diagnosed in Gujarat in 2026; patient under treatment in Ahmedabad.
NHRC is also investigating water contamination deaths in Indore.
- Who
- National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Gujarat government, 26-year-old man from Pindarda village
- What
- NHRC seeks report on typhoid outbreak; first CCHF case diagnosed in Gujarat
- When
- Report due within two weeks; CCHF patient under treatment for four days
- Where
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Why
- Due to alleged contaminated drinking water causing typhoid cases and CCHF diagnosis
- Organization
- National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
- Location
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Typhoid Cases
- 70 active cases
- CCHF Case
- 1 (first in Gujarat in 2026)
- Timeframe for Report
- Two weeks
- Affected Group
- Primarily children (typhoid)
- Hospital Response
- 30-bed paediatric ward opened for typhoid patients
- CCHF Treatment
- KD Hospital, Ahmedabad
Sources
Typhoid Case Surge In Gandhinagar: Human Rights Body Asks Gujarat Government For Ground Report
NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Amid Typhoid Cases In Gujarat's Gandhinagar
26-year-old in Gandhinagar village diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Gandhinagar typhoid cases: NHRC issues suo motu notice to Gujarat, seeks report
Typhoid On The Rise: Know More About The Serious Bacterial Infection, Its Symptoms, Precautions & How Your Family Can Be Safe
Alarming Typhoid Outbreak Across India: Cities Affected, Causes And Precautions Explained
