Death toll 29 Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early yesterday, raising the death toll to 29. Mim, 4, of Satighat village in Joldhaka upazila of Nilphamari, died at about 12:00midnight while Hamida, 28, of Nilphamari Sadar upazila, at about
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Nipah claims 2 more lives
Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives in Dinajpur and Gaibandha yesterday, raising the death toll to 27. Masuma Akhter Moni, 11, of Belaichandi village in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur, and Muktar, 45, of Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital around 12:00noon. Moni was admitted to the hospital with high fever on ... Read more
20 die in 4 days in Lalmonirhat
IEDCR says encephalitis caused by nipah virus The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research on Friday identified the disease that killed three more people in Lalmonirhat on the day as encephalitis, acute brain inflammation, caused by nipah virus. So far 20 people died of the disease in the place in four days, according to ... Read more
Nipah virus identified as culprit for deaths
The deadly Nipah virus has been identified as the culprit behind the mysterious disease that claimed more than a dozen lives in Lalmonirhat, over the last few days. Mahmudur Rahman, the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), confirmed the finding. According to Rahman, the disease is referred to as encephalitis, ... Read more