Death toll from mysterious fever in India rises to 15 

Fifteen people have died from an unknown disease in India, Hindustan Times writes. Over the last eight days, the mysterious fever, initially suspected to be pneumonitis, spread in Lakhpat in India’s Gujarat’s Kutch district.

The fever claimed at least 10 lives, including children, between Sept. 3 to Sept. 7. There have been at least five more deaths since then. Doctors have sent 11 samples of those who died to Pune’s National Institute of Virology to determine the cause of the deaths. 

As noted, the outbreak coincided with heavy rainfall and flooding in the region. Earlier, it became known that two U.S. states had imposed a curfew on the residents of Vermont and Massachusetts due to the deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus transmitted by mosquitoes. The virus can cause brain damage, vomiting, seizures and death.