Hepatitis E -- Bangladesh
An outbreak of hepatitis E virus [HEV] in Chittagong city's Halishahar and Agrabad areas for the last 3 months has put the lives of the residents at high risk. According to sources in the area, at least 3 people died in the last week since 17 Jun 2018, while over 300 people have been affected in the last 3 months.
It is suspected that there might have been leakage in Chittagong Water Supply and Sewage Authority (CWASA) pipeline. "We have heard that the CWASA pipeline and sewerage line have
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5878210&promed&0
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