Two dengue cases identified in far-west Nepal

Two cases of dengue disease that is transmitted through Aedes mosquitoes have been identified in Banke district, in far-west Nepal, local Nepal Samacharpatra daily reported Kathmandu on Sunday.

S.K. Mishra, professor at the Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, some 700 km west of Kathmandu, was one of the victims, according to the newspaper report.

A team of specialists mobilized by the department of health identified the cases while carrying out health check-up of 16 people in the hospital.

The disease has no specific treatment but the patients need rest and a lot of fluids.

The mosquito that carries the dengue viruses, produces eggs in clean water on contrary to other mosquitoes. Several people have died in India due to dengue.

Source: Xinhua