Unidentified disease kills six Afghan children
At least six Afghan children under the
age of five have died in Chahab District of Takhar Province, northeastern
Afghanistan, from an unidentified disease suspected to be meningitis, the
Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported on 13 February. According
to doctors, preliminary analyses have indicated that the disease is meningitis,
but no conclusive diagnosis has been made. The report added that the outbreak
of the disease is under control in the area. Since mid-November at least
300 children have died in northeastern Afghanistan as a result of different
diseases, especially whooping cough, the Iranian radio station added. AT
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