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Talks held on dengue prevention

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Kathmandu, September 1 Health practitioners, lawmakers and stakeholders talked about ways to prevent dengue, in the Parliamentary Education and Health Committee today. &The committee members engaged on lively discussion on dengue cases across the country.

We discussed on spread of dengue infection, modes of transmission and how the infection could be prevented with the help of cooperation from communities,& said Bibek Kumar Lal, director of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Teku.

We have also suggested for running awareness programme against the disease at school schools, said Anup Bastola consultant tropical medicine physician at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital. &We discussed aboutways of preventing dengue at minimum cost,& said Pushpa Prakash Khanal, under secretary of the committee.

According to EDCD, number of people suffering from dengue reached 1,537 from July 17 till August 28. Over 60 people contracted dengue in Kathmandu valley as of August 28, according to EDCD.

Patients from Sano Bharyang, Sobhabhagwati, Bafal, Dhapasi, Sorakhutte and Balaju tested positive for the disease.

Dengue virus is transmitted to humans when female Aedesaegypti mosquito bites a person.

Symptoms of dengue are high fever, severe headache, pain in the eyes and muscles, bones, rashes and back pain. The post Talks held on dengue prevention appeared first on The Himalayan Times.




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