Taplejung, March 4 -- Influenza A has been confirmed among students in Thukimwa, ward 5 of Meringden Rural Municipality, Taplejung.

Most students and some teachers at Tribhuvan Secondary School and Janajyoti Elementary School had fallen ill, prompting the rural municipality to close schools for five days and conduct health tests.

According to Udaya Narayan Dulal, a lab technician at the District Health Office, swab tests of 16 individuals were conducted, with 10 testing positive for Influenza A.

The health division of Meringden Rural Municipality coordinated with the District Health Office to collect swab samples, which were sent to the Provincial Public Health Laboratory in Biratnagar.

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