Manipal: In another reported death due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), a 38 year old woman died at Jasturba Hospital at Manipal (KMC) here on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Poornima (38), a resident of Sagar Taluk in Shimoga district.

With this death, the toll of deaths due to KFD in Shimoga district has gone up to 10, four of whom died at KMC hospital in Manipal.

KFD is caused by a virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae, which also includes yellow fever and dengue fever.

The symptoms of the disease include a high fever with frontal headaches, followed by haemorrhagic symptoms, such as bleeding from the nasal cavity, throat, and gums etc.

The KFD broke out in Shimoga and other adjoining districts late in 2018, and several cases have been detected ever since. However, Medical administrations in Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts have assure that no cases were reported positive, even after several suspected deaths of monkeys were reported in both the districts.

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Tel Aviv/Tehran: Conflicting claims have emerged over the status of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following recent US-Israeli strikes.

The developments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader may be “gone.” His remarks triggered a wave of unverified reports suggesting that Khamenei had been killed in the strikes.

Several Israeli media outlets, including News 12 and The Times of Israel, cited officials claiming that the Iranian leader had died.

Israeli media reports also quoted officials adding that the dead body of the Iran's Supreme Leader was found. It also stated that the photo of Khamenei's dead body was shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

However, Iranian media and officials have rejected these claims. According to reports from Tehran, authorities said Khamenei is “safe and sound” and dismissed the reports as false.

There has been no independent confirmation of either claim so far.