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Nine children die of fever in Sitakunda

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Published: 12:45, 12 July 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Nine children die of fever in Sitakunda

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Nine children have died of fever at the remote hilly area of the district' Sitakunda upazila.

The children aged of four to nine of Tripura tribe of Sonaichhari union died since Saturday to Wednesday.

M M Nurul Karim Rashed, Sitakunda Upazila Health Officer, confirmed the news.

He said virus fever has been broken out at Tripura parha for a week. As it is a remote area, the children died of fever due to lack of treatment, because the guardians could not take them to hospital on time.

As the matter was emerged, a medical team was sent to the area to the area on Wednesday. Later, 25 or 26 children suffering from fever were sent to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital for better treatment.


risingbd/Chittagong/July 12, 2017/Rezaul/A K Azad

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