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Sri Lanka: 14 children die from viral flu

By Abdallah el-Kurebe
May 31, 2018
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Sri Lanka’s Health Officials on Thursday said 14 children had died from a viral fever which was spreading in Southern Sri Lanka.

They urged the public to take safety health measures to prevent its spread.

Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in southern Sri Lanka, Dr Jayampathi Senanayake told Xinhua that out of the 14 deaths, 13 were reported in Karapitiya while one was reported in Colombo.

All children who had died were below 2 years of age.

According to doctors, the symptoms of the virus included fever, cough, cold and headache.

The patients then developed breathing problems which led to pneumonia.

Health officials at the Karapitiya Hospital said that at present 49 patients were admitted at the hospital, with the suspected viral fever.

Out of the 49, 4 were adults while the remaining were children.

None of the patients were in a serious condition.

According to Dr Senanayake, the hospital had taken all precautionary measures to curb the spread of the viral flu.

He, however, urged the public to seek immediate medical attention if they develop a fever.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena had earlier instructed health authorities to take immediate measures to control the spread of the viral flu.

Health officials earlier declared that the viral flu was caused by the Influenza and Adino viruses and affected children who are less than two years old. (Xinhua)

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