गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Dengue and scrub typhus patients on rise in Baitadi Nepal Dengue and scrub typhus patients on rise in Baitadi KathmanduPati September 14, 2022 BAITADI – The number of dengue and scrub typhus patients has been rising in Baitadi district in recent period. Scrub typhus has been diagnosed in 140 people and dengue in 13 persons since July 17 till September 13, the District Hospital Baitadi said. Hemanta Khadayat, the health assistant at the Hospital, said dengue and scrub typhus patients are also being found in other health facilities in the district. The Hospital has urged adopting precaution as it is possible that people who have not been examined can also carry scrub typhus and dengue infection. Hospital’s information officer Harish Panta said that they have been detecting dengue and scrub typhus infection among the patients coming to the hospital on a daily basis of late. This shows that there is risk of these diseases spreading. Meanwhile, the District Health Office has launched a public awareness and sanitation programme in view of the increasing number of dengue and scrub typhus cases in the district. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Files blocked based on political connections will be opened: Home… “I Will Not Resign Under Any Circumstances”: Chief Minister Singh Phone Conversation Between Prime Minister Karki and Narendra Modi: What… There is no time to Become a Minister by Leaving… Six Human Skeletons Found at Bhatbhateni, Chucchepati Congress Will Support a Government Formed Under Gen Z’s Chosen… Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Huawei Unveils 83 Global Showcases and 10 Industry Solutions at MWC Barcelona 2025 to Promote Industrial Intelligence3 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy4 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 Pokhara International Airport: Issues and Prospects7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic”