Birgunj, Aug. 31 -- year-old man from Bara district who was infected with diarrheal disease, died on Saturday, while receiving treatment at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj. With this, the number of people dying from diarrheal infection since the outbreak of cholera in Birgunj Metropolitan City some 10 days ago has reached four.

"The patient died yesterday," said Dr Chuman Lal Das, director at the hospital. "The patient had an acute kidney injury and an intestinal infection."

Cholera is a highly infectious disease that causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, which can lead to dehydration and death within a few hours if left untreated. The National Public Health Laboratory has confirmed that Vibrio cholerae o1 Ogawa serotype is responsible for...