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68 die of encephalitis in mid-western Nepal
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-08 13:51
The number of persons died of encephalitis in Bheri Zone of mid-western Nepal
so far has reached 68, Radio Nepal reported Thursday.
Of the total 463 encephalitis patients admitted at the Bheri Zonal Hospital,
Kohalpur Hospital and Nepalgunj Hospital for treatment, 68 have died, 236 have
returned home after recovery and 122 are undergoing treatment, according to the
state-run radio.
The hospitals are providing free treatment service to the encephalitis
patients from Banke, Bardiya, Dang, Salyan, and other districts, and majority of
the victims are said to be children below 14 years of age, the radio added.
Meanwhile, the number of people, mostly children, who died of Japanese
encephalitis in the districts of Terai Belt of Nepal has reached 286 so
far.
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