INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, August 31
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to launch a mass awareness campaign in all 32 wards as a measure to prevent
dengue.
KMC has decided to deploy its volunteers in households across the city to make the public aware about sanitation to prevent dengue
infection.
We have been running programmes in areas affected by dengue
We have decided tocome up with mass awareness campaign in all wards of the city as the number of dengue patient is on the rise, said
spokesperson for KMC Ishwor Man Dangol.
Our volunteers will help destroy mosquitoes, their eggs and larvae, he added.
According to
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Teku, 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 Imadol, Sano Bharyang, Sobhabhagwati, Bafal, Dhapasi, Sorakhutte, Balaju, Nakkhu and Khusibu, among other places, have tested
positive for the disease.
Dengue virus is transmitted to humans when female Aedesaegypti mosquito bites a person
Its peak biting periods are early morning and before dusk
Symptoms of dengue are high fever, severe headache, pain in the eyes and muscles, bones, rashes and back pain.
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