60,000 affected a yr
The 1st World Malaria Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere across the globe to create awareness among people about the preventable disease that affects around 60,000 people every year in Bangladesh, while more than 500 patients die due to the disease. The outbreak of malaria borne by female Anopheles mosquito in the country is highest at 70 upazilas of 13 districts including Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Kurigram. Sources said malaria kills around 10 lakh people every year in the world.
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