Thakurgaon Civil Surgeon Dr Abu Md Khoirul Kabir said the team arrived in the afternoon and would conclude their inspection within three days. Five members of a family died between February 9 and February 24 in the village. The cause of their deaths remains unclear, creating panic among the locals. The six-member team is from Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). They will try to find out the origin of the disease and how it spread, Civil Surgeon Kabir said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2019 17:03 UTC