Chitwan fever is viral

CHITWAN, Oct 15: After preliminary investigations in Bharatpur showed that the cause of high fever in Chitwan is virus and not bacteria, blood samples will now be sent to Bangkok, Thailand, for further tests.



“We have tested 32 out of the 72 collected blood samples and have not found any trace of bacteria in them. We will now send them to Bangkok for further investigation,” said Jidchani Rana, coordinator at Bharatpur unit of international laboratory Varun.



The viral fever that first appeared at the start of August in Chitwan, and subsequent pneumonia, has so far claimed three lives. Records at Bharatpur Hospital show over 160 patients came for treatment in till Wednesday.

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