A US physician, now in the capital with a team of experts working to combat possible threat of viral disease Nipah, said the virus does not pose threat to any visitor.

Dr Michael Bell, chief of Epidemiology, Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA told die news agency on Monday dial die disease might strike any part of the globe anytime.

The virus affected Faridpur pockets do not pose direat to anyone visiting the area or passing through the affected area, he said.

When his attention was drawn to an AFP report, Dr Bell said, "If it would be so, how could we stay in Faridpur?"

The agency's Washington date-lined report said US citizens living in Bangladesh had been advised not to visitor pass through Faridpur.

Dr Bell is among more than a dozen of experts currently visiting the district to assess the causes of outbreak of the viral disease affecting pockets of the district, which had puzzled local physicians.

Health officials said only one child affected with the virus was now under treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital and no other patient reported to the hospital since April 22.

Civil Surgeon SM Abul Khair Mia said six teams of national and international experts are working to find out the causes of the disease, probable carriers and transmission of the virus.

The teams will also seek to find out ways to combat the disease, he added.