Bhubaneswar, Jan 5: Over 40 students were taken ill after a jaundice outbreak at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Odisha’s Khurda district, officials said on Monday.
Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra said one student was diagnosed with jaundice after returning to the residential school, located in Gurujang, from Christmas vacation.
Later, several other students tested positive, he said.