9 children die of ‘unknown disease’ in Ctg
A total of nine children died reportedly of unknown disease in the last four days in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.
Of them, four children died today while one on Tuesday, three on Monday and another on Sunday, our Chittagong staff correspondent reports quoting locals and doctors.
The deceased, aged between one year and 12 years, in the hilly areas of Tripura Para under Sonaichhari union, were suffering from fever for a week.
They had suffered from fever, convulsion, vomiting, breathing problem and blood in stool, said doctors and locals. They eventually became senseless and finally died, they said.
At least 36 people have been suffering from such disease in the same area. A total of 64 families of indigenous community with around 300 members lived there.
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