The death toll from a mysterious illness in Jammu Kashmir’s Rajouri district has risen to nine, with a woman from Badhaal village succumbing to the illness earlier today.
Officials confirmed that the woman had recently lost her two sons and a daughter to the same unexplained ailment. Her death has prompted authorities to intensify their investigation into the cause of the illness, which continues to baffle medical experts.
District authorities have dispatched a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) mobile laboratory to the region to accelerate diagnostic testing and identify the nature of the disease.
Initial reports indicate that the woman experienced sudden medical complications, but her symptoms reportedly differed from those observed in earlier fatalities.
The district administration has assured the public that the probe will be conducted on an urgent basis, with findings expected to guide future preventive measures.