Kathmandu, May 24: With the start of rainfall, cases of dengue have started increasing. Fifty-seven districts have now recorded dengue infection.
Chief of Vector Control Section at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Gokarna Prasad Dahal, shared that risk of dengue disease has increased as people started collecting the rain water in with the start of rainfall and mosquitoes used to live in collected water.
A total of 904 dengue cases were detected in 57 districts. Dr Dahal requested to adopt precautions to be protected from dengue.
Total 51,143 people had suffered from dengue infection in 77 districts last year. They have already been directed the 33 local levels to run a campaign to kill mosquitoes identifying the risky places.
High-fever, headache, body pain, joint pain are the symptoms of dengue. The Ministry has directed to sleep under a mosquito net, to wear full sleeve clothes, to keep surrounding clean to be protected from mosquito bite.
