Two more killed by viral encephalitis
The viral encephalitis is back again in Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet. It killed two children of a family yesterday and attacked two others. Eight year-old Rezaul Karim and Nazma,10 son and daughter of Mujefar Ali of Goragram village under Rustampur union was attacked Sunday night. Rezaul died yesterday morning while his sister died in Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in the afternoon.
Nazma, her brother Nazmul, 4, and their cousin Sabbir, 5, were admitted to the hospital in the morning.
With the deaths, the toll from the disease stood at 14 in Gowainghat upazila and at 28 in the district.
Earlier this week, two children died in Companyganj upazila as the disease reappeared there after respite for about 10 days.
When contacted yesterday, Sylhet Civil Surgeon Dr. AZ Mahbub Ahmed admitted the deaths and said the situation was under control. Almost all the patients were released from the hospital after treatment. Two medical teams are working in the affected villages, he said.
A senior doctor at the hospital said there was no report of any attack by the disease in the two upazilas from November 15 to 22.
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