INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, AUGUST 1More than 5,000 people have been infected with dengue in the country
Sunsari district alone has more than half of them, according to Epidemiology and Disease Control Division.
individuals with drugs across the country
Over 4,000 dengue patients across
country
Division Director Rudra Prasad Marasini
informed that country recorded the dengue infection among a total of 5,688 persons since last January
Among them, Sunsari district alone recorded 3,486 dengue cases.Marasini blamed people's recklessness behind such surge of infection
It has been raining continuously for some days and people have not paid attention to sanitation, thereby contributing to alarming rise of
dengue spread.
As recent as a week back, there were only 4,619 dengue cases in Nepal, but it ratcheted up quickly within a
week, reaching 5,688.Dengue is caused by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species of mosquito
They lay eggs on clean water
The eggs turn into larva and larva to adult mosquito
Bite of such mosquito is dreadful, for it causes the dengue infection
So, puddle must be removed around houses.10 districts affected mostSunsari, Dhading, Kaski, Darchula, Kathmandu, Sankhuwasabha, Myagdi,
Morang, Kanchanpur and Jhapa are the most affected districts
Sunsari alone has 3,486 cases while Kathmandu 96 and Jhapa 56.The Koshi Province is the most affected one with 3,821 dengue cases while
Madhes Province has least number, 26.Four persons have lost lives to dengue fever since last January in Nepal.
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