Bangladesh - Bird flu experts join probe of mystery deaths

[Theresa42]

Hat-tip, ren234!

Bird flu experts join probe of mystery Bangladesh deaths
Feb 14, 2007

DHAKA (AFP) - Bird flu experts are part of a team investigating the unexplained death of three people in northern Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has so far reported no cases of avian flu.

"The Health Directorate of Dhaka formed a five-member medical team comprising bird flu experts and sent them to the village and started an investigation into the disease," the official news agency BSS report said Wednesday.

The investigation followed the death of a 32-year-old man on January 26. His wife, 24, died last Friday after falling sick with similar symptoms, the report said without giving details.

Another man died in hospital in Dhaka on Monday. Two others -- including the sister of one of the deceased -- were also taken ill and hospitalised in a serious condition, BSS said.

All came from the same village of Beloya, Thakurgaon district, in northwestern Bangladesh.

Officials were not immediately available for comment.

Bangladesh has banned imports of poultry and poultry products from a string of countries as a precaution against avian flu.

With an annual turnover of 750 million dollars, poultry farming is one of Bangladesh's fastest-growing industries and employs more than two million workers.

Some 270 cases of humans being infected by the bird flu virus had been reported worldwide since 2003 with 164 deaths as of last month.

More than 200 million birds have been culled worldwide in recent years in efforts to stop the spread of bird flu.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2007021...sh_070214120005;_ylt=A0WTUZXo_dJFXAwAvAGTvyIi

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Bangladesh - Bird flu experts join probe of mystery deaths

Thanks Ren234.

 

[Theresa42]

Re: Bangladesh - Bird flu experts join probe of mystery deaths

Couple dies of mysterious disease
2/12/2007

THAKURGAON, Feb 11 (UNB): A couple died of an unknown disease and three others were afflicted with the infectious disease in the last 19 days since January 23 at Belua village in Haripur Upazila.

Local sources said Ziaur Rahman (32) of the village was attacked by the mysterious disease on January 23 morning. He was admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital with high fever and other complications. He died there on January 26.

Ziaur's wife Parul (28), also fell sick on Feb 7 and was admitted to the Rangpur Medical College Hospital with same symptoms. Parul died at the hospital Saturday noon.

Meanwhile Parul's sister Shefali (25), one Lal Mohammad (35), and driver Mizanur, 30, who carried Parul to the hospital, were also contacted the same disease on Feb 8.

Of them Shefali was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, Lal Mohammad to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital and Mizanur to Haripur Health Complex.

However, Haripur Health Complex doctors could not give any idea about the disease. The local people are highly concerned by the deaths caused by the mysterious disease.

http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=2/12/2007&section_id=3&newsid=52404&spcl=no

 

[fHemsher]

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Hi Thresa42,
Sorry I stepped on your earlier post. If you can remove it please do.

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