DHAKA (AFP) — The deadly Nipah virus has returned to Bangladesh, killing at least eight people since the latest outbreak was confirmed, officials said Sunday.
Nipah induces flu-like symptoms that often lead to encephalitis and coma, with at least a 70 percent mortality rate in Bangladesh. The latest outbreak was confirmed on Friday.
“So far eight people including four children have died in the latest outbreak of the Nipah virus in (central) Manikganj and Rajbari districts,” said Mahmudur Rahman, a senior health official.
“Several others are in critical condition. We told people not to be panicked. We have also increased surveillance in the affected area,” he said.
At least 89 people have died of the virus since the first outbreak …
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