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More than 500 dengue cases confirmed in Karnali
More than 500 dengue cases confirmed in Karnali Surkhet has been declared a dengue red zone with over 200 cases of infection
Health Ministry provides free Cetamol to hospitals, local level
Health Ministry provides free Cetamol to hospitals, local level Pain relieving medicine have been supplied to help local bodies and hospitals support the treatment...
Spurt in dengue cases mounts pressure on health-care system
Spurt in dengue cases mounts pressure on health-care system According to the Health Ministry data, Kathmandu has the highest number of reported cases at...
Free dengue tests at a hospital in Chandragiri Municipality
Free dengue tests at a hospital in Chandragiri Municipality Mayor Ghanshyam Giri has also appealed to the city dwellers to take all necessary measures...
44 dengue cases surface in Bara
44 dengue cases surface in Bara The spike in cases of the vector-borne disease has alarmed the health officials in the...
Dengue calling to be declared an epidemic 
Dengue calling to be declared an epidemic  Patients tend to visit hospitals only in the second week of infection saying there is...
Dengue claims 11 lives in Bagmati Province
Dengue claims 11 lives in Bagmati Province At least 11 people have died from dengue in Bagmati Province, according to the Province's...
Dengue claims one life in Chitwan
Dengue claims one life in Chitwan He died while undergoing treatment at the old medical college in Bharatpur
Dengue reaches epidemic proportions in eight months
Dengue reaches epidemic proportions in eight months The Dengue virus has four serotypes meaning, individuals can get infected up to four times
Doctors urge public to act proactively to fight dengue
Doctors urge public to act proactively to fight dengue The number of dengue cases has surged to more than 16,587 across the country till...
Dengue fever: One reporter's ordeal
Dengue fever: One reporter's ordeal After the enormous physical and emotional toll it took on me, I am thankful to...
One dies of Japanese Encephalitis in Chitwan
One dies of Japanese Encephalitis in Chitwan The first case of JE was detected in Nepal in Rupandehi in 1978 and the...
East Nawalparasi hit with test kit shortage amid dengue surge
East Nawalparasi hit with test kit shortage amid dengue surge Lack of diagnostic kits has forced the district hospital to refer patients suspected of having...
Dengue and scrub typhus patients on rise in Baitadi
Dengue and scrub typhus patients on rise in Baitadi The number of dengue and scrub typhus patients is increasing in Baitadi district recently. 
Bagmati Province ensures free blood transfusion service for needy
Bagmati Province ensures free blood transfusion service for needy The office has allocated budget for the free distribution of 3,800 units of blood in...
Tiger kills 61-year-old Bardiya man
Tiger kills 61-year-old Bardiya man The deceased has been identified as Jhotharu Tharu
Elderly man killed in tiger attack
Elderly man killed in tiger attack The deceased has been identified as Suryanath Adhikari, 68
KMC begins ‘search and destroy’ to control dengue
KMC begins ‘search and destroy’ to control dengue Alarmed by dengue outbreak, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has continued the search and destroy...
Campaign to control dengue launched in Hetauda
Campaign to control dengue launched in Hetauda With the sharp rise in dengue patients of late, the Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City has prepared...
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