Three die of dengue in Tanahun

Kathmandu: Three persons have died of dengue in Tanahun in the last two months.

All three fatalities are from Byas Municipality. The health section of Byas Municipality informed that those losing lives to dengue infection were a 35-year-old man from ward no 10, a 15-year-old boy from ward no 11, and a 13-year-old girl from ward no 2.

They died from July 1 to September 25. Health section chief Pramod Soti said that dengue infection was spreading in Damauli for some months. The municipality alone has 1,350 dengue patients now.

The municipality is preparing to mobilize its health workers at Damauli Hospital due to the rising number of dengue patients. Even the hospital was complaining of a shortage of human resources to provide smooth service. 'A doctor, two lab technicians, and two others in the emergency section would be provided to the hospital,' he added.

Meanwhile, the municipality has launched a public awareness campaign in every village. A search and destroy campaign would be in place to control the dengue spread. Now, every ward is running a public health awareness campaign. Similarly, the chief of the health office in Tanahun, Shankar Babu Adhikari, urged one and all to maintain further alertness against dengue infection.

He expressed worry over the shortage of beds in health facilities with the rise of dengue patients. Most of the patients at Damauli Hospital are of dengue fever.

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