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Undiagnosed disease kills more than 30 children in Myanmar

Undiagnosed disease kills more than 30 children in Myanmar

Undiagnosed disease kills more than 30 children in MyanmarAn undiagnosed disease with measles-like symptoms has killed more than 30 children in a remote area of Sagaing Region in Myanmar.Local officials said on Thursday that health authorities are struggling to treat the victims, reports the Myanmar Times.The illness has hit the far mountainous area of northern Sagaing which borders eastern and is populated by people from the Naga tribes.A local MP said that since the outbreak first emerged in June, adults and children have both been struck, but the illness appears to be particularly deadly to children under the age of five.


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At least 30 children dead in Myanmar from unknown disease

At least 30 children dead in Myanmar from unknown disease

At least 30 children have died in northwestern Myanmar since mid-June from an unknown disease that causes breathing difficulty, officials said Thursday."We have this problem since two months ago and we haven't received any help from the government yet," said Kay Sai, a local administrator.He said the deaths have been recorded in Nanyun and Lahe towns in the Naga region, one of the poorest in the country, about 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Yangon, adjoining India's Nagaland state.He said most of the victims have been younger than 5.


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Undiagnosed disease kills dozens of children in Myanmar

Undiagnosed disease kills dozens of children in Myanmar

The illness targets both adults and children, but appears to be especially deadly to children under five, Naga regional deputy Law Yon said on Thursday."Altogether 23 children were have been killed in Lahal township and 13 killed in Nan Yon township since June because of this unknown disease," Law told the AFP news agency."Rashes came out on their bodies, they have a fever and difficulty breathing because of coughing.Blood also comes out while coughing," he added.