GALKOT, Oct 6: The dengue infection has shot up in Baglung district lately. According to the latest data, dengue has been confirmed in 130 people in the district. More than 90 people have been confirmed dengue-infected in the last one month alone.
According to data from four months ago, 130 people contracted the disease, said Prabin Sharma, chief of the District Health Office. He also urged the people to be alert as the dengue infection is fast spreading in the district.
"Until a month ago, the dengue infection was very low; only 40 people were infected. In the past month, only 90 people were infected, but now the number of infections has shot up to 130. Dhorpatan Municipality has recorded the highest number of cases. As the infection is fast spreading, there is a need to avoid mosquito bites," he said.
Dealing with dengue
The infection was confirmed in 96 people during the testing of suspected patients at Burtibang Primary Health Center alone. Similarly, 15 dengue cases have been confirmed in Dhaulagiri hospital, 17 in Galkot municipal hospital and two in Bongadovan health post.
Of the 10 municipalities in the district, dengue has been confirmed in nine except for Bareng Rural Municipality, said the health office.
According to the data with the health office, Dhorpatan Municipality confirmed 67 cases, Baglung Municipality eight, Jaimini Municipality two, Galkot Municipality 14, Kathekhola Rural Municipality three, Badigadh Rural Municipality 10, Nisikhola Rural Municipality 18, Tamankhola Rural Municipality four, and Tarakhola Rural Municipality one.
During the spread of the infection, the number of patients with fever has shot up in Dhaulagiri hospital, said the hospital. The pressure of patients with dengue symptoms is said to be increasing in the hospital.
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