Dengue patients up in Kaski
Kaski district reported 40 cases of dengue on Wednesday.
With this, the district recorded 75 cases of dengue in the past week, according to the District Health Office, Kaski.
Office Chief Ram Bahadur Nepali shared that the number of dengue patients reached 362.
"Dengue fever could take a massive form if we fail to contain it on time. It is spreading rapidly in some of the wards in the Pokhara Metropolitan City," Nepali added.
Ward 8 of the Pokhara Metropolitan City has the highest number of dengue patients. The ward has 16 reported cases out of 319 in the city.
The best way to remain safe from dengue is to save oneself from mosquito bites, he said, warning that patients are likely to succumb to the dengue fever if treatment was not done on time.
The Mayor of the Pokhara Metropolitan City, Dhanraj Acharya, has said that a 'search and destroy' campaign has been launched after the rising cases of dengue fever.
Dengue infection increases due to the deposition of water in pits and ditches during the rainy season, said doctors.
At an interaction program on the role of stakeholders in controlling and preventing the spread of dengue, Mayor Acharya urged the city dwellers to destroy the possible habitat of mosquitoes.
Now, the 'search and destroy' campaign will be conducted from 10 to 10:30 in the morning every Friday.
Likewise, the Pokhara Metropolitan City has ensured free treatment and tests against dengue from all its 46 health institutions within the city, Mayor Acharya stated.
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