Spread to Nepal? - H5N1 - Captain Trips?

KATHMANDU, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- At least five people have succumbed to a mysterious disease in eastern Nepal, a government officer confirmed here Tuesday.

"The unknown disease has claimed the lives of three patients inBeltar village and two in Siddipur village of Udyapur district, some 300 km east of Kathmandu," Jeevan Prasad Oli, chief district officer, told reporters.

The symptoms included high fever, headache as well as bleeding from the nose and vomiting blood, Oli noted, adding "Patients infected with the disease have been taken to a hospital in Dharan city for treatment".

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