INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, September 13
Health experts have said the strategy of search and destroy dengue-causing mosquitoes, their eggs and larvae should
be implemented at the earliest, to contain dengue outbreak across the country.
Health experts said so as dengue had spread across the
country at an alarming rate
According to data provided by Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, from among the 4,577 patients who visited the
hospital from September 1 to September 12, as many as 2,321 had tested positive for dengue.
&Many of the patients visiting the hospital are
from Kathmandu,& said Anup Bastola, spokesperson and consultant tropical medicine physician at STIDH.
It is necessary to destroy mosquito
breeding areas to contain dengue outbreak
Dengue can be prevented if we keep our environment clean
Any places where water gets accumulated should be filled, he added
Keeping in view the high number of patients at the hospital, it has decided to run the out-patient department even on Saturday
The OPD service will be provided right from the morning.
According to Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, 5,095 people from across
the country have tested positive for dengue, till Tuesday
&Until we prevent mosquito breeding, it is difficult to control dengue spread,& said Ghanashyam Pokharel, senior public health administrator
&There should be sound co-operation and co-ordination between the three tiers of government to control dengue spread.&
This year dengue
cases have been detected in 56 of 77 districts
Dengue virus is transmitted to humans when a female Aedes aegypti mosquito bites a person
It is more likely to bite early in the morning or before dusk.
The symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe headache, pain behind the
eyes, pain in muscles and bones, rashes and back pain, among others.
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