‘Mystery disease’ claims eight lives in Dadeldhura

At least eight people have died of an unknown disease in a single VDC in the far-western district of Dadeldhura.

Several dozen people in Belapur VDC have been infected with the disease over the last two weeks, reports said. The disease has symptoms like severe headache, fever and cough. Eight deaths have so far been confirmed in the VDC.

More than 500 others have been infected with the ‘mystery disease’ in Siddhapur, Sikash and Dhungadh VDCs of the same district. Proper health services are not available in these areas, reports added.

No medical team has yet reached the affected areas from the District Health Office. nepalnews.com mk Oct 14 06