Feature: Bangladesh blood banks scramble for platelets as dengue cases rise

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-21 14:31:27|Editor: huaxia

A man donates blood at a blood bank in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 16, 2021. Bangladesh saw a significant spike in dengue fever cases over recent months, with 15,976 cases and 59 deaths from the mosquito-borne tropical disease registered so far this year, according to the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday. Against the backdrops, Dhaka's blood banks are facing a huge rush of blood use by dengue patients with critically low platelet counts. (Xinhua)

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