DHANGADI, AUGUST 5
At least four persons have died of dengue in Sudurpaschim Province of late. According to Health Directives, one dengue infected died in Doti while three others died in Kailali.
As many as 1,694 dengue cases were confirmed in the province till yesterday.
According to the statistics of the directive, more than 1,694 dengue infected have been found in the province since 2019. Dengue infection was found among 1,700 people till date while as many as 335 people were infected in 2023 alone. More than 565 dengue infected were found in Darchula, 420 in Kailali, 296 in Kanchanpur, 40 in Bajhang, 49 in Baitadi, 92 in Doti, 17 in Bajura and 94 in Dadeldhura.The directive said dengue patients have increased in the rainy and hot season.
Technician, kit supply and patients' management in the health facilities have been intensified with the rise in dengue cases. Local levels have also been launching search and destroy larvae campaign in their respective areas. Outbreak of dengue cases has also been seen in the hilly areas. The risk of the infection in hilly areas is equal to that of the tarai.
The local levels have been organising mosquito destroy campaign and the awareness programmes across the province after a sudden spike in dengue cases.
Health workers said dengue patients experience headache, fever, vomiting, weakness, stomach pain, eye ache, back pain, joint and muscle pain.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 6, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
