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Pneumonia found in 74% of children treated for measles at three hospitals

Of 34,934 children treated with measles symptoms at three public hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram from 15 March to 10 November, 25,691 had pneumonia.

Samakal12 November 20262 min read