Bird-flu like ailment spreading in South

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Health authorities in the south are perturbed that an unidentified ailment similar to Bird Flu (Avian influenza ) is spreading in the Hambantota and Tissamaharama areas.

They said four patients suffering from this ailment in Tissamaharama were receiving treatment at the Hambantota General Hospital. The staff of the hospital has also taken precautionary measures prevent the disease from spreading.

A spokesman for the Hambantota Medical Superintendent’s Office said the ailment was yet to be identified and it had already been reported to the Ministry of Health. (Sanath Gamage)

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damithw Friday, 13 March 2015 09:07 PM

Not the Bird Flue, it is MR Flue. More dangerous than Bird Flue. "Naraka Kaladasawa " to Hambantota.

Ayurveda Friday, 13 March 2015 10:45 PM

Nearly 1000 people were killed by Swine Flu in India recently.

Mailman Saturday, 14 March 2015 07:24 AM

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Gobba Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:17 PM

MR has invited the Flu to his "homeland"

Warrior Sunday, 15 March 2015 06:00 AM

I know how it came to Sri Lanka and I may have some of the paper work to prove it. If it originated from down south, then it only adds to the case of some missing docs in my reports. This is a very big serious story.

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