33 Nepalese Die of Diarrhea, Respiratory Disease

33 Nepalese die of diarrhea, respiratory disease

KATHMANDU, June 17 (Xinhua) — At least 33 people died of diarrhea, respiratory infection and undiagnosed disease in two different districts in western Nepal, officials said Friday.

“More than 12 people died of diarrhea in Badhu village of Bajrua district in the last one week,” Deepak Shah, acting chief of the district health office, told reporters.

“Eight other people died of an undiagnosed disease that spread in Barbise, Naubise, Toli and Kailashmandau villages of the district in the last week,” he said. A health worker team has been dispatched to the epidemic affected area, he added.

Meanwhile, about 13 people have died of respiratory illness in less than a week in the mid-western district of Mugu.

“The disease has hit Sewa and Kalai villages most while it is spreading in the surrounding places also,” said an official at the district health office.

The Department of Health has dispatched medical teams to the affected areas to identify the disease and provide treatment to the infected people, the official said.