Rangpur, Aug. 29 -- A mysterious disease has broken out in Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur, leaving over 200 people infected and triggering widespread panic.

Locals report that the outbreak began after livestock fell ill and subsequently died.

Despite weeks of emerging cases, neither the health nor the livestock departments have taken visible measures, often blaming each other for inaction.

Thousands in Pirgacha now live in fear as patients develop painful skin lesions. The symptoms initially appear as rashes, which then progress into large sores and, eventually, deep wounds, according to the locals.

Local health workers shared that the symptoms resemble anthrax, a serious bacterial infection often transmitted from animals to humans.

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