Diarrhea breaks out in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: As many as 189 people in the mayoralty here and in the Aceh Besar regency have been treated for diarrhea over the past week, Antara reported Saturday.

Quoting the head of the provincial health office Sarifudin, the news agency said the outbreak had resulted from a lack of basic hygiene.

One hundred and ten of the reported cases of diarrhea were from the Banda Aceh mayoralty, he added.

Saridudin said 80 percent of the patients were over 15 years old, 11 percent aged between five and 14 years old, four percent aged between one an four years old, and the rest were under a year old. (aan)