SILIGURI: The Nairobi Fly infection has now spread from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) at Majhitar near Rangpo to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) in Siliguri.
On Tuesday, SMIT officials reported that around 100 students had developed skin infections after coming in contact with Nairobi flies.
The population of Nairobi flies, a species of insect native to East Africa, is growing at a fast pace at the SMIT campus in Majhitar. It has now been reported at the NBMCH in Siliguri.
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