According to the District Public Health Office, the latest victim of the measles outbreak is four-year-old Niraj Harijan of Karauta VDC-9. Condition of another child, Durgesh Kebat, 4, of Karauta VDC-7 is said to be serious after catching measles and he has been hospitalized in Bhairahawa.[break]
Before this, four infants at Karauta VDC-3 died due to measles. It is said as many as 65 children in Karauta VDC have fallen ill due to measles. They are being treated by a team of doctors from the District Public Health Office.
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