Health Alerts

Evidence of this year’s severe dengue season, comparing the 542 dengue fever cases reported in the first week of October with only eight for the same period in 2018. Rupandehi in the Outer Terai topped the count, followed by Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Kaski. While in Singapore, the NEA has asked the public to continue their efforts in eradicating mosquito breeding sites, stating that the decline in new dengue cases (down from a peak for more than 660 in July to 239 last week) could reverse with a second potential surge in cases later in the year -  16 high-risk dengue clusters are being monitored by the NEA. Read more.