Uttar Pradesh: Around 120 students fall ill after deworming drive in Farrukhabad and Mainpuri schools

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Around 120 students were hospitalised in Farrukhabad and Mainpuri districts after they fell ill during a deworming drive conducted at their schools, officials said.

The children complained of headache and vomiting shortly after being administered Albendazole tablets.

In Farrukhabad, the incident occurred on Tuesday at Jawahar Lal Prema Devi School in Rathora Mohaddinpur village of Kamalganj block.

Out of around 150 students who were given the medication, about 100 complained of discomfort, triggering panic among parents and authorities.

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