Nepal: Have dengue infections reduced with the onset of winter?

Dengue Nepal

A youth leader of the Nepali Congress party uses a fogging machine to fumigate residential areas to kill dengue-causing mosquitoes after a dengue outbreak along the streets at Sinamangal. Source: Getty / SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket

According to the World Health Organisation, more than 28,000 people in Nepal were affected by dengue, while 38 lost their lives due to the water-borne infection. Listen to our conversation with public health specialist Dr. Rabindra Pandey, who says Nepal government has not done more than publish reports to control the outbreak.


This report is available in Nepali language:
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नेपाल सन्दर्भ: जाडो यामको सुरुवातसँगै डेंगी सङ्क्रमणमा कमी आएको हो?

SBS Nepali

14/11/202212:02

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