Two people have died of unknown disease at bordering Moheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah.
The deceased are Asma Khatun, 22, daughter of Abu Hossain of Samanta village in Moheshpur, and Enamul Haque, 27, son of Nur Islam of Samanta Natunkola village of the same upazila.
Some 14 other people were affected by the unknown disease in a week.
Two medical teams were formed to detect the disease, said the health department office sources.
Locals and hospital sources said Asma Khatun was admitted to Moheshpur Upazila Health Complex on March 29 when she was affected by an unknown disease. Later, she died on the next day.
Besides, Enamul was rushed to the same health complex with similar symptoms on March 30. The attending physicians shifted him to Jessore General Hospital him where he died on the next day.
As the physicians could not detect the disease, the relatives of Enamul manhandled the attending physicians.
Upazila health and family planning officer (UFPO) in Moheshpur Dr Tahazzel Hossain said although the physicians from Jessore identified the disease as chicken pox, but they were not in a position to identify the disease.
The UHFPO said the symptoms of the unknown disease was like chicken pox that causes mucous in the mouth and smaller spots on face, throat and some other parts of the body with respiratory tract infections.
When contacted, Jhenaidah civil surgeon Dr. Abdus Salam said they had formed a three-member committee with the UHFPO Dr. Tahazzel Hossain as chairman of the committee. They will visit the area and submit their report to the civil surgeon office.
Further, a five-member medical team headed by a medical officer of the International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research in Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Dr. Mahbubur Rahman has been investigating a patient Sakhina Khatun at Jhenaidah general hospital.
The team will visit Moheshpur UHC, Jessore general hospital and the residents of two dead Asma Khatun at Samanta village and Enamul Haque of Samanta Natunkola village in Moheshpur to talk to the inmates of the houses on the spot.
After their thorough visit and investigation, the team will submit the reports of the investigation within five days which will help them identify the disease.
No more people were affected by the unknown disease.
Following comments of some people of the affected area as Swine Flue, the district civil surgeon had denied of any affect of the Swine Flue.
He said there was nothing to be worried as no more people was affected by the unknown disease in last few days.