Kala-azar and dengue reported in Okhaldhunga, Kalikot and Myagdi

Entomologists say with the resumption of long-haul public transportation and rise in mobility, the risk of vector-borne diseases outbreak has increased.

At a time when the entire focus of the health authorities is on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of kala-azar, dengue and scrub typhus have been reported in at least three districts.