Number of A/H1N1 flu cases in Bangladesh rises to 18

DHAKA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has confirmed two more A/H1N1 flu cases, bringing the total number to 18, leading English-language newspaper The Independent reported on Sunday. The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) under the Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed two people in Dhaka got the infection through their relatives, who had recently returned from Australia and the United States, the report said. The newspaper quoting spokesman of the IEDCR Mustaq Hossain said that the two new patients, a young man and a... [read full story]                    

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