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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Nepal : Chitwan dengue still out of control

Via The Himalayan Times :

" CHITWAN: Dengue epidemic spreading in Chitwan district has not come under control yet.
While Bharatpur Municipality is at highest risk, Ratna Nagar is at lowest risk of dengue, according to a study conducted by the District Public Health Office.

The health authority conducted the study by monitoring 17,581 households of Bharatpur Municipality. Among them the risk of dengue has been seen in 2,532 households.

"Dengu mosquito, pupa and larva were found in 14.4 percent households out of the total population," the study said. "The highest dengue mosquito were found at ward no. 6 (380 households) and at ward no. 4 (293 households)."

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