New Delhi, June 2 -- Residents of Gulmohar Park in South Delhi have reported a sharp rise in cases of typhoid, diarrhoea, viral illnesses, norovirus and other water-borne infections amid an ongoing drinking water contamination crisis, raising concerns over public health and water safety in the area.

Speaking to ANI, Dr Arjun Dang, CEO, Dr Dang Lab, said there has been a growing pattern of mixed or co-infections involving multiple enteric pathogens, which are increasingly being detected in patients suffering from gastrointestinal illnesses.

"Increasingly, we are witnessing mixed or co-infections involving multiple enteric pathogens simultaneously, ranging from diarrhoeagenic E. coli, Shigella, and Salmonella to Campylobacter, Vibrio chol...