Dhaka, April 18 -- Health experts have identified April to September as the flu virus season in Bangladesh.

Researchers from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and icddr,b came up with the decision after reviewing year-long influenza surveillance data.

This information was presented at the seminar titled "Influenza Surveillance in Bangladesh" at the IEDCR Auditorium in Mohakhali on Wednesday.

In the seminar, the results obtained from the influenza surveillance conducted in various hospitals across the country since 2007 were presented.

This surveillance is being conducted in Bangladesh with the technical assistance of the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) and the World Health Organi...