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
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