"New Nepal" on the 8th Journal reported in April in western Nepal since the end of dysentery since the contagious epidemic, and today has 65 people died of the disease.

Reported that only one day on July 7, the county had 5 people die of dysentery. Infectious diseases in Nepal and the Centers for Disease Control said contaminated water is the main reason for the outbreak of dysentery. However, many local people to drink surface water, it is still difficult to grasp the source of the epidemic.

Kathmandu is located about 325 kilometers west of the mountains throughout most inaccessible by road. The local government has been sending medical teams into the affected areas, but because of the inconvenience of transport, distribution-related drugs are still slow.

2009-7-10