URLABARI:  Five persons have been found infected with dengue in Urlabari in Morang district on Friday.

The infected have been identified as Bikram Sunar, Ram Kumar Rai, Kamala Shrestha, Sarita Thapa and Laxmi Sah of the district.

Dengue was confirmed in them after conducting a blood check-up, said the District Public Health Office.

Meanwhile, a campaign has been launched to destroy mosquito larvae in various parts of the district.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito.