Dengue’s dangers

The government must run anti-dengue campaigns and send more medical resources to affected areas.

Mosquitoes are climbing Nepal’s hills and mountains, marking their presence in areas that were not their traditional habitats. Accordingly, the number of people infected by the mosquito-borne dengue virus is soaring. A mosquito-borne vector infection, dengue is mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical climates and is concentrated in urban and semi-urban areas. According to the World Health Organization , about half of the world’s population is at risk of dengue, and around 100-400 million infections occur each year.