Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Health authorities say that a fever illness reported around the Kotapola Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area has been identified as a viral infection, according to Specialist Dr. Palitha Karunapema of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.

He stated that 47 infected patients were reported during the past month.

Symptoms of the infection include fever, severe headache, and vomiting. Dr. Karunapema noted that the illness has mainly spread among schoolchildren aged 14-15 years.

He further said that those infected received treatment at the Deniyaya Base Hospital, and most of them have now recovered and been discharged.

The specialist added that the spread of the disease has shown a decline over the past 3-4 ...