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2.5 lakh get infected with hepatitis a year

Around 2.5 lakh people get infected with hepatitis viruses a year in the country, experts at a discussion said yesterday. Hepatitis, a serious disease which affects the liver, is 100 times more infectious than HIV, they said. Liver Foundation of Bangladesh organised the discussion at the National Museum auditorium in the city to mark the World Hepatitis Day.

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