KATHMANDU, MARCH 10
Cases of measles have been detected in Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung district.
The Health and Population Ministry is going to launch a vaccination campaign against measles in the municipality.
Chief of Child Health and Immunization Service Section of the Department of Health Service, Dr Abhiyan Gautam, shared that around 7,000 children aged 10-20 years within the municipality would receive vaccine against measles.
Measles was confirmed in five persons of the municipality's ward no. 7, 8 and 9 during the test conducted at National Public Health Laboratory, Teku.
Similarly, 56 suspicious patients have been kept under observation. Chief Gautam mentioned that a team comprising doctors has reached the municipality and activities are underway to control the disease.
The first case of measles was detected on a person returned from India in third week of February and visited the hospital. The disease might have spread from him, he added.
Measles is very infectious disease and one measles infected person infects another 18 persons. Chief Gautam stated that blood sample of 18 patients have been sent at the National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, for the test. Thirty people suffering from symptoms of measles of the municipality have been admitted at hospital so far.