India, Oct. 14 -- Intensified surveillance, extensive door-to-door surveys, and swift preventive action by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have brought the recent water-borne disease outbreak in Bavdhan under control, officials said Monday.

The outbreak was first reported on October 7 from Gunde Vasti, Patil Nagar, Jadhav Vasti, and the Gaothan area of Bavdhan. Within three days, the PMC recorded over 94 cases of gastroenteritis, vomiting, and diarrhoea.

According to PMC data, a total of 116 cases were identified between October 7 and October 13, including those found during the health department's door-to-door survey.

However, after swift action from October 10 onward, the number of new cases began to decline sharply. On Monday (...