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Fowl play: Withholding information is not the way to control bird flu (kp 09/03/2010)

Govt keeping public in dark, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 02/03/2010)

Hepatitis-B grips Dang village, villagers panic, by Chuma Acharya (ht 01/03/2010)

Bird flu under control (rn 26/02/2010), Bird flu under control (kp 05/03/2010), No need to fear about birdflue, says govt (nn 05/03/2010)

Ban on poultry (kp 21/02/2010)

Bird Flu In Nepal, by Sital Kaji Shrestha (rn 17/02/2010)

Delay in swine flu vaccine supply (kp 14/02/2010), Supply of H1N1 vaccine delayed (rn 17/02/2010)

Unidentified disease claims dozen lives in Bhaktapur (nn 10/02/2010)

London tests confirm avian flu in Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala and Ramesh Barma (ht 04/02/2010), Flu-weary Kaski begins massive culling (kp 05/02/2010), Locals halt chicken cull (kp 06/02/2010), Poultry cull resumes, by Prem Nepali (kp 07/02/2010), Bird sacrifice at Manakamana, Kalika temples banned (nn 10/02/2010), 11,000 fowls killed in single day, by Bibhu Bhusal (ht 11/02/2010), Pokhara free of bird flu: Govt: Official announcement in days, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 13/02/2010), Pokhara set to be bird flu-free soon (rn 15/02/2010)

Mothers for water treatment, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 31/01/2010)

Country gears up for swine flu vaccination (ht 29/01/2010)

Teams to fight cholera (kp 21/01/2010)

Hi-tech swine flu labs in the offing, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 10/01/2010)

Swine flu vaccine by January-end (ht 02/01/2010), Vaccine for swine flu coming soon (rn 03/01/2010), First shipment of swine flu equipment leaves WHO headquarter in Geneva (ht 11/01/2010)

Nepal reports its first official swine flu death, by Keshav P. Koirala and Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 28/12/2009), Two swine flu deaths (ht 29/12/2009), Government confirms swine flu deaths (kp), 150 cases of swine flu infection confirmed nationwide (rn 29/12/2009), Vials for villages (kp 29/12/2009), Hospitals asked not to disclose swine flu deaths (ht 30/12/2009)

Victims of diarrhoea, dysentery yet to receive relief (rn 17/12/2009)

Swine flu vaccine being introduced in Nepal soon, by Gita Sapkota (rn 14/12/2009), Vaccine To Stop Swine-flu (rn 15/12/2009)

UNICEF to launch awareness campaign on swine flu in schools (ht 07/12/2009)

45 pc infected with TB in Nepal: MoHP (ht 29/11/2009)

Classes stalled as over a dozen pupils fall unconscious due to mystery disease, by Surya Mani Gautam (ht 24/11/2009)

Campaign against rabies in Banke (rn 22/11/2009)

National swine flu protocol on horizon, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 19/11/2009)

Leprosy to be eliminated by 2009-end, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 16/11/2009),  Time running out for nation to meet global health body's leprosy target, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 16/11/2009), Leprosy eradication still a challenge: Minister (ht 30/01/2010)

Health ministry urges public not to panic with swine flu (rn 16/11/2009)

15 new ‘swine flu’ cases in Pokhara (kp 14/11/2009), Swine flu detected in Pokhara too (nn 14/11/2009), Is swine flu spreading in Pokhara?, by Bibhu Bhusal (ht 14/11/2009)

Divergent views on cause of diarrhoea deaths (ht 11/11/2009)

Fighting swine flu: Docs head for Parbat (kp 07/11/2009), Swine flu panic spreads in West (ht 07/11/2009), Medicos’ team arrives at Kusma, begins work (ht 08/11/2009), Normalcy returns in flu-hit Parbat (kp 10/11/2009)

Viral fever takes its toll on schools in Kusma (ht 04/11/2009)

Schools closed due to viral fever (ht 31/10/2009)

Hospitals get equipments for H1N1 (ht 22/10/2009), Govt, WHO gearing up anti-swine flu drive for winter, by Gita Sapkota (rn 25/10/2009), Govt tackling H1N1 doubtful (ht 26/10/2009)

Too little being done, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 21/10/2009)

Diarrhoea kills flood victim, by Surendra Kafle (ht 21/10/2009)

H1N1 hoax in Chitwan (ht 18/10/2009)

Swine flu cases go up to 44 (ht 16/10/2009), High fever cases ring swine flu alarm, by Chintamani Poudel (ht 17/10/2009)

Diarrhoea: A killer of child (ht 16/10/2009)

Five killed, more than 5000 suffering from 'viral fever' in Chitwan (nn 15/10/2009)

Bara in grip of diarrhoea, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 15/10/2009)

EDCD no-no for Diarrhoea disaster (ht 04/10/2009), Diarrhoea stalks Khotang, 3 dead, by Dilip Khatri (ht 04/10/2009), Diarrhoea in Rukum again (kp 06/10/2009)

Report blames UN agency and contractors for diarrhoea toll (ht 03/10/2009)

Nepal all set to combat H1N1 winter outbreak (ht 01/10/2009)

Six die of mystery disease, 100 take ill (ht 23/09/2009)

Typhoid, pneumonia cases on the rise ahead of Dashain (ht 23/09/2009)

Four more swine flu cases in capital (rn 17/09/2009)

After diarrhoea, Rukum folks hit by typhoid, viral fever (ht 15/09/2009)

Kalikot records three more diarrhoeal deaths (ht 15/09/2009)

WHO alerts wintry surge of swine flu (ht 10/09/2009)

Govt apathy irks paramedics in east, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 08/09/2009)

Swine flu threat rises, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 06/09/2009)

Diarrhoea epidemic relapses in mid-west (rn 04/09/2009), Diarrhoea affected people fail to get relief (rn 06/09/2009)

Dailekh diarrhoea toll 33 (kp 03/09/2009)

3 more Swine flu cases (kp 01/09/2009)

Rupandehi in grip of high fever, by Mahendra Thapa (ht 01/09/2009)

“It is impossible to get diarrhea related disease from dried food”, Richard Ragan (sp 28/09/2009)

Diarrhoea under control, scars abundant (ht 27/08/2009), Achham still in diarrhoea grip (ht 27/08/2009), Diarrhea claims four more (nn 27/08/2009), Diarrhea hits remote Humla dearly (nn 27/08/2009), Two more die of diarrhoea (kp 28/08/2009), Diarrhoea claims eight (rn 28/08/2009), Diarrhoea toll mounts to 38 in remote Dailekh (ht 29/08/2009)

Swine flu anxieties flood Teku hospital, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 26/08/2009)

Kailali out of govt radar, by Mohan Budhair (kp 26/08/2009)

Two die of viral fever, scores fall sick, by Shivaraj Bhatta and Padam Sapkota (ht 25/08/2009)

8 more die of diarrhoea (kp 24/08/2009)

Toll rises to 13 as four more die of diarrhoea (ht 24/08/2009)

Six more infected with swine flu (nn 24/08/2009)

Diarrhoea hits flood displaced (kp 23/08/2009)

2% tuberculosis patients ignore DOTS programme, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 22/08/2009)

Nepalgunj on high alert for swine flu, by Surendra Kafle (ht 22/08/2009)

Water-borne diseases strike with vengeance, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 21/08/2009)

People panicked with swine flu, visit STIDH, by Gita Sapkota (rn 21/08/2009)

Garbage collectors under high risk of diarrhea (kp 20/08/2009)

No complacency: The authorities should inform the people about the symptoms of the disease and where to seek medical help (ht 18/08/2009)

Diarrhoea and cholera patients get govt relief (ht 17/08/2009)

82 TB patients in Myagdi (nn 17/08/2009)

Insec report on diarrhea: Expired medicine to blame (k 16/08/2009), INSEC reports 394 diarrhoea deaths (ht 16/08/2009), ‘WFP food stuff main cause of diarrhoea’, by Gita Sapkota (rn 16/08/2009), Contaminated water to blame, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 17/08/2009), Diarrhoea patients fall prey to superstitious beliefs, by Binod Thapa (ht 17/08/2009), UCPN-M asks govt to provide relief aid, free foodstuff to diarrhea-hit population (nn 17/08/2009), 'Diarrhoea under control now', by Suryamani Gautam (ht 18/08/2009) [How can the health minister claim this? He went to Germany when the epidemic gained pace!!], Schools in Ground Zero remain shut (ht 19/08/2009), Six more die of diarrhea (kp 21/08/2009), Diarrhea raging in Dailekh (ht 21/08/2009), Three more lives lost to diarrhoea (ht 22/08/2009)

British Red Cross chips in with funds to fight cholera (ht 1608/2009)

Haija in the hinterlands, by Shirish Pokharel (kp 15/08/2009)

Nepalgunj braces for swine flu as toll rises in India, by Surendra Kafle (ht 15/08/2009), Nepalgunj swine flu suspect quarantined (ht 16/08/2009), Blare to scare away swine flu, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 16/08/2009), Govt: We’re prepared to combat AH1N1 (kp 17/08/2009), Swine flu panic prompts influx of Nepali workers from India (ht 18/08/2009)

Sikding landslip victims catch diarrhoea, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 15/08/2009)

Call for long-term epidemic control plan (kp 13/08/2009)

Tamiflu even for suspected patients, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 13/08/2009), Jhapa swine flu high-risk zone (ht 13/08/2009), Swine flu-alert in Dhanusha (nn 13/08/2009), Govt readiness less than desired, by Sanjeev Satgainya and Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 14/08/2009)

Diarrhoea has claimed 365 lives: Maoists (ht 12/08/2009), Four fresh diarrhoeal deaths reported in Bajhang, Doti (ht 12/078/2009), Epidemic under control: Health minister (ht 12/08/2009) [??], Govt claim a sham, say Maoists (kp 12/08/2009), 6 including 5 kids die (kp 12/08/2009), 'Poor sanitation, diarrhoea linked' (ht 13/08/2009), Two succumb to diarrhoea, by Puskar Thapa (ht 14/08/2009)

Viral vigil: Measures need to be taken to ensure swine flu does not enter Nepal again (kp 11/08/2009), Border health desks sans staff, shut (ht 11/08/2009), Govt awaiting outbreak to stir into action? (ht 11/08/2009), Three more contract swine flu (nn 11/08/2009)

Deadly diarrhoea: Where has all the money gone?, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 11/08/2009)

Diarrhoea claims eight more lives (ht 10/08/2009)

Traumatised pupils still skip classes, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 09/08/2009)

‘5000 toilets in diarrhea affected area within three months’ (nn 09/08/2009)

Bad weather, diarrhoea continue to kill (kp 08/08/2009)

Confusion in the time of cholera: Stop the witch-hunt, send medicines and address the cause of infections, by Mallika Aryal (nt 07/08/2009)

Rautes contract diarrhoea, by Puskar Thapa (ht 07/08/2009)

The Jajarkot debacle, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 06/08/2009)

Back from the jaws of death, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 04/08/2009), Diarrhoea claims four more in Rukum, Dailekh (ht 04/08/2009), Civil society protests outside PM's home (ht 04/08/2009), Many areas sans medics, drugs (kp 05/08/2009), Health centres sans medicine (kp 05/08/2009), Diarrhoea toll 235, says govt (ht 05/08/2009), No action on PM's relief assurance: NHRC (ht 05/08/2009), Door-to-door army hunt for diarrhoea-hit, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 05/08/2009), Diarrhea death toll continues to rise (nn 05/08/2009), Govt condemned for diarrhoea handling (ht 06/08/2009), Diarrhoea hits 10 paramedics (ht 06/08/2009), Health Minister, NC parliamentarians visiting diarrhea-affected region (nn 06/08/2009), Health minister in Jajarkot (kp 09/08/2009)

Outbreak situation report 03 Aug 2009 (Relief Web 03/08/2009) [see full WHO report]

WFP food caused cholera: INSEC (nn 03/08/2009)

A call for a heightened response: Dissecting the cholera epidemic in Western Nepal, by Partha Bhurtel and Santosh Dahal (kp 02/08/2009)

Diarrhoea spreads to Achham: 8 deaths in a month; 10 VDCs termed worst-hit (ht 02/08/2009), 7 more die of diarrhea (kp 03/08/2009), Youths protest govt apathy in diarrhoea control, stage sit-in (ht 03/08/2009), SC intervention to curb diarrhoea (ht 03/08/2009), Diarrhoea toll on the rise (ht 03/08/2009), Govt medicines for diarrhoea patients in short supply (ht 03/08/2009)

Diarrhoea claims three more in Jajarkot: Deaths also reported in Bajhang, Baitadi (ht 28/07/2009), Diarrhoea toll has reached 188, says Nepal (kp 29/07/2009), Relief package for diarrhoea orphans in offing (ht 29/07/2009), Jajarkot toll reaches 172 (ht 30/07/2009), Epidemic gradually being tamed: Govt (kp 30/07/2009), Diarrhoea rages on (kp 01/08/2009), Dailekh diarrhoea toll reaches 16 (ht 01/08/2009), Rs 4.5 million for diarrhoea-hit (01/08/2009), Diarrhoea raging, but medics return, by Pandey and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 02/08/2009), Four more succumb to deadly diarrhoea in Jajarkot, Baitadi (ht 02/08/2009)

The Jajarkot epidemic: Some crucial observations, by Sameer M Dixit (ht 28/07/2009)

Unknown disease claims four in Rolpa (ht 27/07/2009)

Three more found affected with swine flu (nn 27/07/2009)

Diarrhoea-hit leper dies for want of care, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 26/07/2009)

VIP visits' cost exceeds treatment expenses, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 24/07/2009), Govt feels urgency to combat diarrhea epidemic as death toll continues to rise (nn 24/07/2009), Patients dying in droves for want of treatment: A 58-year-old wants to save the lives of his suffering children, not compensation, by Shakti Kumar Pun (ht 25/07/2009), Call to declare 16 districts epidemic zone (ht 25/07/2009), Parties dwell on ways to check diarrhoea (ht 26/07/2009), After diarrhoea, cholera, rumours hit Jajarkot, by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 26/07/2009), Post-outbreak measures in diarrhoea-hit region (ht 26/07/2009), Jajarkot CDO to be called back (nn 26/07/2009), Cholera medicines yet to reach Jajarkot, by Suryamani Gautam ht 27/07/2009), HURON slams govt for letting diarrhoea spread (ht 27/07/2009)

Diarrhoea spreads to Dadeldhura, 300 taken ill (ht 24/07/2009)

Jajarkot in cholera grip (kp 23/07/2009), Focus on Jajarkot (kp 23/07/2009), Cholera patients given anti-diarrhoea doze! (ht 23/07/2009), Act now, fast (ht 23/07/2009), Cholera-hit VDC still sans drugs, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 24/07/2009)

26 districts flu-prone, by Rosha Basnet (ht 16/07/2009)

Diarrhoea deaths, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 14/07/2009), Diarrhoea Outbreak: Deteriorating Right To Health, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 14/07/2009), A national disgrace: Diarrhoea-related deaths in the Midwest prove all kinds of tall rhetorical claims pitiably false, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 15/07/2009), Lack of coordination affects medicine supply to diarrhoea hit areas (rn 16/07/2009), Division heads reach out to affected areas (ht 19/07/2009), ‘Slack’ govt faces lawmakers’ wrath (kp 20/07/2009), The time is now, by Rita Thapa (kp 20/07/2009), PM to visit diarrhoea hit areas as toll hits 142 (rn 20/07/2009), PM in diarrhea-affected mid-western districts (nn 20/07/2009), Govt vows all-out steps to contain epidemic (rn 21/07/2009), Diarrhoea Outbreak: Neglected People, by Bishnu P. Gautam (rn 21/07/2009), Cries of anguish greet Madhav Nepal in Rukum, by Shakti Kumar Pun (kp 21/07/2009), Relief for diarrhoea victims' kin, by Dinesh Shrestha and Shakti Kumar Pun (ht 21/07/2009), Three more die of diarrhoea in Mid-West (rn 22/07/2009), Drugs crisis in far-west frets Maoist leaders (kp 22/07/2009), Bhattarai slams govt for indifference (ht 22/07/2009), Back of beyond: Jajarkot and its health catastrophe is out of the Nepali state's field of vision, by Abhi Subedi (kp 22/07/2009), Rukum toll reaches 36 (kp 23/07/2009)

Diarrhoea epidemic in Rukum, 25 dead, Dadeldhura, Doti affected (rn 14/07/2009), Diarrhea spreading tentacles in far-west (nn 14/07/2009), Epidemic shows little sign of abating, by Shakti Pun and Dinesh Shrestha (ht 14/07/2009), Diarrhoea hits more districts (rn 15/07/2009), Surkhet comes under grip of epidemic, 7 dead, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 15/07/2009), Devastated By Diarrhea: The government bungles as over 100 people die of diarrhea in Midwest. More worryingly, the parties and NGOs remain silent spectator, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 16/07/2009), Toll continues to mount, seven dead in Dailekh (ht 18/07/2009), Three more die in Rukum, by Shakti Kumar Pun (ht 19/07/2009)

Capital sees rising diarrhea (kp 13/07/2009)

Five more die of dysentery in Jajarkot (nn 04/07/2009), Diarrhoea flushes out Jajarkot villages (kp 05/07/2009), Jajarkot diarrhea toll hits 65 (nn 07/07/2009), Diarrhoea claims 65 in Mid-western district (rn 08/06/2009), Diarrhoea toll up in Jajarkot (kp 09/07/2009), Diarrhoea takes epidemic shape: Toll tops 88 in Jajarkot, more than 5,000 hit, by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 09/07/2009), Ailing Jajarkot needs attention (kp 10/07/2009), Out of sight: The centre barely seems aware of the diarhoea epidemic in Jajarkot (kp 10/07/2009), Govt seeks help of security agencies to curb diarrhea outbreak in Jajarkot (nn 10/07/2009), Diarrhoea death toll in Jajarkot reaches 85 (rn 11/07/2009), Govt fails to tackle outbreak of epidemic, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 11/07/2009), Too little, too late as situation on the ground aggravates (ht 11/07/2009), Medics reach diarrhea affected areas in Jajarkot; death toll nears 100 (nn 11/07/2009), Diarrhoea toll reaches 100 in Jajarkot (rn 12/07/2009), Diarrhoea kills 12 more (kp 12/07/2009), Diarrhoea Pandemic Control: PM to directly supervise (kp 13/07/2009), Diarrhoea still raging in Jajarkot (kp 13/07/2009), Paramedics in short supply in affected areas, by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 13/07/2009), Diarrhoeal deaths in Jajarkot: Implications for statute writing, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 13/07/2009), Too little, too late (ht 13/07/2009), Toll climbs to 112 in Jajarkot (kp 14/07/2009), Bad weather grounds medical team (kp 14/07/2009), Diarrhoea outbreak a wake-up call to govt (kp 14/07/2009), Docs reach diarrhoea-hit (kp 15/07/2009), Toll mounts to 113 in remote Jajarkot (ht 16/07/2009), Jajarkot toll reaches 134 (kp 17/07/2009)

Mid-west prone to dengue (rn 03/07/2009)

Jajarkot villages in sickbed (kp 02/07/2009)

Three diagnosed with swine flu: Officials say no need to panic, by Prem Dhakal (rep 29/06/2009), Swine Flu detected in Nepal (nn 29/06/2009), Swine flu comes to Nepal: Nation reports three cases, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 30/06/2009), Swine flu in Nepal: Three US returnees quarantined at home (kp 30/06/2009), Govt steps up surveillance to detect symptoms of Swine flu across country (nn 30/06/2009), High alert against swine flu announced (rn 01/07/2009), Swine flu surveillance a hogwash (ht 01/07/2009), Swine flu fear sparks panic in Jhapa, by Govinda Chhetri (ht 02/07/2009), Two more cases of Swine-flu detected (nn 02/07/2009), Two kids infected with swine flu virus, by Pramod Jaiswal (rn 03/07/2009), Govt steps up swine flu surveillance (kp 04/07/2009), Swine flu victims recover (nn 05/07/2009), Masks sales up after swine flu scare (kp 06/07/2009), 3 more swine flu cases surface (kp 11/07/2009), Thrashed teen succumbs to injuries, toll rises to 3 (ht 11/07/2009), 5 more swine flu patients (kp 15/07/2009)

Diseases grip Achham, by Bedprakash Timalsina (kp 27/06/2009)

Diarrhoea claims 28, by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 23/06/2009)

32,000 jute made nets distributed to check malaria (rn 22/06/2009)

Global pandemic panic grips Jhapa denizens, by Govinda Chhetri (ht 19/06/2009)

‘Flu’ claims at least eight lives in Mugu (nn 17/06/2009), Border vigil for swine flu (kp 18/06/2009), Precautionary measures in place to combat swine flu (ht 20/06/2009), Swine flu alert: Lax health surveillance on border (ht 24/06/2009)

Swine Flu Threat: Govt steps up surveillance (kp 15/06/2009), The worldwide pandemic: Influenza A (H1N1) Is Nepal prepared?, by Sameer M Dixit (ht 17/06/2009)

Over 500 taken ill in Achham (kp 13/06/2009)

Dysentery claims life (ht 13/06/2009)

Mystery disease raging (kp 11/06/2009)

Viral fever grips twoTanahun schools (ht 09/06/2009)

Mysterious disease grips Ramechhap (ht 07/06/2009)

Diarrhoea raging (ht 04/06/2009)

TIA unit adopts hi-tech thermometer (ht 14/05/2009)

Mystery disease renders 60 ill (kp 13/05/2009)

Diarrhoeal outbreak in Gorkha (ht 12/05/2009), Six die of diarrhoea (ht 14/05/2009)

Dysentery claims eight in Jajarkot (ht 10/05/2009)

Malaria patients up (kp (08/05/2009)

Seasonal diseases at work (ht 07/05/2009)

Typhoid strikes Bajura (kp 03/05/2009)

Govt begins swine flu surveillance (kp 27/04/2009), Govt wakes up to swine flu threat (kp 28/04/2009), Tough steps mooted to battle swine flu (ht 28/04/2009), Swine Flu: Pigs, People And Public Health, by Kedar Karki (rn 28/04/2009), Govt alerts people against swine flu (rn 29/04/2009), Swine flu: No desk to screen passengers at TIA (ht 29/04/2009), Screening at TIA against swine flu (kp 30/04/2009), TIA health desk to screen for next 3 months (ht 02/05/2009), Cry for preventive flu drug back home (ht 02/05/2009), Swine flu screening in doubt, by Kumar Sunuwar (kp 02/05/2009), No swine flu cases in Nepal, high alertness continues (rn 02/05/2009), Doctors step up screening at arrival lounge in TIA (ht 04/05/2009)

Diarrhoea outbreak (kp 25/04/2009)

Govt ready to tackle growing sting menace (ht 24/04/2009)

Malaria claiming a child every 30 seconds (rn 24/04/2009), Malaria eradication a hard nut to crack (kp 26/04/2009)

Onset of summer triggers health alert, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 20/04/2009)

Bovine TB In Nepal, by Sital Kaji Shrestha (rn 04/04/2009)

DOTS effective method for TB treatment (rn 23/03/2009), TB kills 7,000 each year (kp 24/03/2009), Govt assitance to TB-afflicted (kp 24/03/2009), Fighting TB together, by Nancy J. Powell (kp 24/03/2009), TB or not TB: The TB afflicted should gain access to accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, by Kashi Kant Jha, V.S. Salhotra and Ganga C. Pathirana (kp 24/03/2009), Minister for health budget hike (kp 25/03/2009), Public-private partnership approach to control TB (rn 25/03/2009)

'Mystery disease' claims five in Dolpa (nn 16/03/2009)

Media orientation on bird flu organised (nn 15/03/2009), Govt officials: Bird flu info inadequate (kp 16/03/2009)

Poultry products destroyed in eastern Nepal for bird flu (Xinhua 11/03/2009)

No bird flu in Central Region (kp 04/03/2009)

War against leprosy, by Dominik von Bohlen (kp 03/03/2009)

Spectre of flu fear in sudden chicken death (ht 03/03/2009), 400 chickens die in Mahottari; investigation on to find the cause (nn 03/03/2009), Mohattari fears bird flu outbreak (kp 04/03/2009)

Bird flu feared as hundreds of chicken die near Biratnagar (nn 28/02/2009), Mystery disease kills 700 chickens (kp 01/03/2009), Perishing poultry sparks flu fear, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 01/03/2009), Chicken deaths: Ranikhet disease blamed (kp 02/03/2009)

Avian flu re-strikes in Jhapa (ht 21/02/2009), Bird flu hits Jhapa again (kp 21/02/2009), Bird flu virus detected in Jhapa (rn 21/02/2009), Rapid response team off to affected area, by Lila Baral (kp 22/02/2009), Culling and killing of poultry products begin in Jhapa (nn 22/02/2009), Govt starts chicken culling in Jhapa (rn 23/02/2009), Hopping and skipping: Nepal cannot afford to be complacent in its efforts to contain bird flu (kp 24/02/2009), More birds killed in Jhapa (nn 24/02/2009), Bird culling campaign ends in Jhapa (rn 26/02/2009), Culling and killing of birds completed in Jhapa (nn 26/02/2009)

Trachoma emerging as public health problem (rn 21/02/2009)

Nepal at high risk of bird flu outbreak, says official (Gulf Times 16/02/2009)

Bird flu fully under control: Officials (ht 10/02/2009), Bird flu threat no more: Govt (kp 10/02/2009)

Govt tightens bird flu watch (kp 04/02/2009)

Combating the threat of avian influenza, by Suresh Malla (ht 02/02/2009), Poultry sector plunges into crisis (kp 02/02/2009), Ban on egg import, sale violated, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 03/02/2009), Farmers refuse compensation, by Kumar Luitel (ht 03/02/2009)

Smuggling of chicken on rise (kp 31/01/2009)

Bird flu almost under control, says official (ht 30/01/2009)

Sindhuli villagers terror-stricken after flocks of chicken die of unknown disease (nn 28/01/2009)

Mystery disease shuts Udaypur school (ht 27/01/2009)

Ward to treat H5N1 patients, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 26/01/2009), Humans not infected: BPKIHS (ht 26/01/2009), No trace of avian flu in valley: Govt (ht 26/01/2009), Govt says no case of bird- flu reported in other parts of the country (nn 26/01/2009), Fowl play: Stepping up vigilance in border areas is the most pressing need of the hour (kp 27/01/2009), Poultry import banned in Sankhuwasabha (ht 27/01/2009)

Teams complete 1st phase campaign: 13,000 birds culled, by Lila Baral (kp 21/01/2009), Poultry sales plunge 50pc (kp 21/01/2009), Panel moots relief for farmers: Govt urged to help all those,who are bearing culling brunt (ht 21/01/2009), Outbreak ruins poultry biz (ht 21/01/2008), Rupandehi’s chicken farmers shook up (kp 22/01/2009), Rapid response teams cull over 18,000 chicken, by Tika Ram Uprety (rn 22/01/2009), Entrepreneurs close ranks to combat bird flu (ht 22/01/2009), Sunsari in all readiness to fight outbreak, by Somnath Bastola (ht 22/01/2009), Avian flu spreads wings in Nepal: Can be govt’s biggest headache, by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/01/2009), Bird Flu (rn 23/01/2009), Here It Comes: After months of scare, the porous Indo-Nepal border finally lets in the dreaded virus into the country (sp 23/01/2009), So far, so good for humans (ht 24/01/2009), Bird flu threat in Sankhuwasabha, by Surendra Subedi (kp 24/01/2009), Nepal finds suspected human infection of bird flu (Xinhua 25/01/2009)

Mystery birds'death triggers panic (ht 21/01/2009)

Victims shatter polio myth, by Madan Wagle (ht 20/01/2009)

Fears of epidemic looms large as city continues to reel under garbage problem (nn 20/01/2009)

Bird flu detected in Nepal (nn 16/01/2009) [!!!], Nepali gov't declares country "bird flu affected" (Xinhua 16/01/2009), Nepal reports first H5N1 bird flu outbreak, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 16/01/2009), First-ever bird flu outbreak in Nepal: Govt swings into action, by Post B. Basnet (kp 17/01/2009), Bird flu comes to Nepal, confirms UK laboratory, by Prakash Acharya and Govinda Chhetri (ht 17/01/2009), Culling begins in bird flu-hit area today (ht 18/01/2009), Nepal steps up bird culling (Gulf Times 18/01/2009), Outrage in Jhapa over slow response (kp 18/01/2009), Response teams in bird flu-hit areas (kp 19/01/2009), Govt initiates chicken culling (rn 19/01/2009), Chitwan swings into action against bird flu (kp 19/01/2009), Flu outbreak forces Nepal to cull thousands of birds (peninsula 19/01/2009), Nepal culls thousands of birds (Gulf Times 19/01/2009), Bird flu scare puts poultry hub on high alert, by Chintamani Poudel (ht 19/01/2009), Compensation row disrupts culling operation (ht 19/01/2009), Panic spreads over outbreak of bird flu, by Somnath Bastola (ht 19/01/2009), Over 10,000 birds culled (kp 20/01/2009), Day II: Culling gains momentum (ht), 26 border districts under bird flu scanner (ht 20/01/2009), Panic takes centrestage, poultry biz in doldrums (ht 20/01/2009), Bird flu: Take precautionary steps, by Krita Raut (ht 20/01/2009), Agro Secy warns actions against those impeding efforts to contain bird flu (nn 20/01/2009), Emergency action as bird flu hits Nepal (One World South Asia 20/01/2009), Nepal bird flu sparks mass cull, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 20/01/2009), No human casualty in Nepal’s bird flu-affected district (Gulf Times 20/01/2009)

Bird flu threat rings alarm (kp 06/01/2009), Bird flu triggers alert in border areas in the east (ht 06/01/2009), Preventive steps taken to curb bird flu outbreak (ht 08/01/2009), Govt sounds bird flu alert (kp 11/01/2009)

Hepatitis fear grips PLA camp, by Janak Nepal (kp 18/12/2008)

Leprosy eradication plan (kp 07/12/2008), Getting a new lease, by Eva Manandhar (ht 17/01/2009)

Diarrhoea kills 3, over 150 ill (kp 22/10/2008)

Allowance for Kala-azar patients (kp 17/10/2008)

2 die of diarrhoea (kp 15/10/2008), Diarrhea claims 3 (nn 16/10/2008), Diarrhoea kills 4, scores ill, by Rajendra Pratap Shah (kp 19/10/2008)

Meningitis breaks out in Panchkhal (rn 12/10/2008)

4 die of diarrhea in central Nepal (Xinhua 11/10/2008), 7 die of diarrhoea, pneumonia (kp 12/10/2008)

Diseases stalk flood-hit, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 20/09/2008)

Diarrhoea claims two in Sunsari (ht 16/09/2008)

Strange disease catches girl students (rn 14/09/2008)

Typhoid grips Tanahun villages (ht 13/09/2008)

Cholera epidemic rising in Terai (rn 13/09/2008)

Unidentified disease hits 1,000 in western Nepal (Xinhua 12/09/2008)

Diarrhea spreads in Banke (rn 11/09/2008)

5 kids die of diarrhea (kp 08/09/2008)

Encephalitis in Kathmandu, by Benu B Karki (kp 07/09/2008)

Typhoid breaks out in Dadeldhura (rn 07/09/2008)

Medicos in diarrhoea grip in Dipayal, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 05/09/2008), Diarrhoea claims two lives in Saptari relief camp (ht 06/09/2008)

Govt set to start JE vaccination in Valley (kp 02/09/2008)

Dysentery kills six in a week (ht 30/08/2008)

Malaria patients rising (rn 30/08/2008)

Japanese Encephalitis cases in Ktm Valley, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/08/2008), Snakebite, encephalitis claims 14 (rn 21/08/2008), Deadly virus (kp 22/08/2008)

High dengue prevalence in cities (ht 19/08/2008)

4 die of diarrhea, dozen fall ill (kp 19/08/2008)

Encephalitis claims four (ht 12/08/2008)

9 minors die in diarrhea outbreak (kp 04/08/2008), Nine minors die as Diarrhea hits Humla village (nn 04/08/2008)

Mystery disease claims five lives in Dolakha (ht 04/08/2008)

Going, going... (ht 01/08/2008)

Diarrhoea patients on the rise: Contaminated food, water taking its toll, by Kokila KC (ht 28/07/2008)

Bird Flu: Not to be taken lightly, by Bhaju Tamot and Dibesh Karmacharya (kp 27/07/2008)

Mystery disease claim 7 lives (nn 26/07/2008), ‘Mysterious disease was liquor’ (rn 29/07/2008)

Diarrhea outbreak kills 7, hundreds ill (kp 24/07/2008)

Encephalitis vaccine test effective, patients decrease, by Janak Nepal (kp 23/07/2008)

Cured patients spread awareness on TB (ht 11/07/2008)

Rautes die of diarrhoea, by Pushkar Thapa (ht 10/07/2008)

Malaria on rise in Makwanpur (kp 09/07/2008)

Measles outbreak in Doti (ht 09/07/2008)

Mysterious disease claims 4 lives (kp 09/07/2008)

Bhairahawa, Butwal dengue-prone: Study (ht 08/07/2008)

VDC suffers from mystery disease, by Krishna Thapa (kp 01/07/2008), Many fall ill as mystery disease hits remote VDC in Rasuwa district (nn 01/07/2008)

Diarrhea claims 6 lives in remote Jumla (nn 28/06/2008)

One-third population facing risk of kala-azar: Report, by Rabin Giri (ht 24/06/2008)

Canada, US and Nepal experts discuss Nepal's infectious diseases (nn 23/06/2008)

Encephalitis kills one, four hospitalized, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 17/06/2008), Encephalitis breaks out in Kailali (ht 17/06/2008)

TB shadows entire village, by Pradeep Myangbo (kp 15/06/2008), Tuberculosis terror (kp 16/06/2008)

Dysentery patients inundate hospital (kp 15/06/2008)

9 die of diarrhea, fever in month (kp 28/05/2008), Diarrhea grips entire village (nn 02/06/2008)

Over 60 malaria patients identified (kp 19/05/2008)

Bird flu alert in Jhapa (ht 16/05/2008), Bird-flu risk in 6 districts (kp 23/05/2008)

Diarrhea tops summer disease list, by Shreejana Shrestha (kp 11/05/2008), Diarrhea kills 3, dozen ill (kp 15/05/2008)

Diarrhoea claims six lives in Kalikot (ht 02/05/2008)

Mosquito Menace: Malaria has returned with a bang threatening the lives of people, especially in rural areas (sp 02/05/2008)

Campaign to check water borne diseases, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 27/04/2008)

Malaria looms large in Bardiya (kp 25/05/2008), Be alert against malaria: experts (kp 25/04/2008), Malaria alert in Morang (ht 25/04/2008), Malaria risk high in Nepal (nn 25/04/2008)

Diarrhoea outbreak in Siraha (ht 24/04/2008)

Kala-azar grips Sarlahi village (ht 18/04/2008), Kala-azar grips Sarlahi; drugs in short supply, by Shankar Shrestha (ht 20/04/2008), 45 kala-azar cases spotted in Sarlahi pocket (ht 24/04/2008)

TB hits entire settlement (kp 28/03/2008)

Word TB Day: I Am Stopping TB, by Balaram Chaulagain (rn 24/03/2008), 45 pc people infected with TB, claims NTP (ht 25/03/2008), 45 % of total population infected with TB (kp 27/03/2008)

10 infected by dangerous malaria (kp 21/02/2008)

Bird flu: Destination Nepal? (kp 01/02/2008), Avian Influenza And Human Infection, by Kedar Karki (rn 13/02/2008)

Nepal bans poultry import from India fearing bird flu (Xinhua 21/01/2008), No bird flu here, say officials (nn 26/01/2008), Bird flu alert in bordering districts (nn 27/01/2008), Bird flu alert issued (kp 28/01/2008), Govt says high alert being exercised to prevent bird flu (nn 29/01/2008)

No mechanism in Nepal to check bird flu, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 17/01/2008)

Polio threat still real (kp 29/12/2007)

Waterborne Diseases Killing 13,000 Kids Every Year (ht 20/11/2007)

Cholera outbreaks in Nepal after 10 years' eradication (Xinhua 25/10/2007)

Diarrhea claims 10 more lives in three districts (nn 25/10/2007), 10 new deaths reported, toll hits 36
Diarrhea turns epidemic
(kp 25/10/2007), Deadly diarrhea (kp 25/10/2007), ‘Diarrhea not yet epidemic’ (kp 26/10/2007), 2 more die, toll climbs to 38 (kp 26/10/2007), Diarrhea claims 3 more lives, toll hits 41 (kp 27/10/2007), Diarrhea claims 3 more lives, toll soars to 48 (kp 31/10/2007), Over 200 killed as diarrhoea stalks Nepal (eBiology News 31/10/2007)

26 die as diarrhea sweeps two districts, by Tula Ram Pandey and Rabindra Upreti (kp 24/10/2007)

24 VDCs severely plagued: Diarrhea toll in Dhanusha reaches 19, by Shyam Sundar Shahi (kp 18/10/2007), Diarrhea toll hits 19, by Jitendra Khadka (kp 19/10/2007), Diarrhea death toll rises to 23 in Nepal (samn 22/10/2007)

Dysentery claims 16 in Kalikot; 3 die in Rautahat (nn 18/10/2007)

Diarrhea claims 3 in Kapilvastu (kp 09/10/2007), Diarrhea kills 4 in Mahottari (kp 14/10/2007), 2 die of diarrhea in Rajbiraj (kp 16/10/2007)

Dysentery claims seven in southern Nepal (Xinhua 08/10/2007)

Diarrhea claims 11 in three districts (kp 05/10/2007), Diarrhea causing havoc in Terai (nn 05/10/2007)

Diarrhea claims four in Sunsari (nn 01/10/2007)

Encephalitis claims seven in Nepalgunj (nn 27/09/2007)

Cholera outbreak kills 1, leaves 200 sick in central Nepal (pd 21/09/2007)

Diarrhea toll 3 in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/09/2007), 3 die of diarrhea in Sarlahi (kp 22/09/2007), Diarrhea kills 5 in mid-western Nepal (Xinhua 23/09/2007)

5 die of unknown disease in remote villages of western Nepal (Xinhua 08/09/2007), Unidentified disease kills 5 in Bajura, by Arjun Shah (kp 09/09/2007)

Encephalitis claims 4 lives in mid-western Nepal (pd 08/09/2007), 41 die of encephalitis in eastern Nepal (Xinhua 11/09/2007)

Diarrhea toll 4 in Bajura, by Arjun Shah (kp 22/08/2007), 10 died of diarrhea in mid-western Nepal (pd 27/08/2007), 4 die of diarrhoea in mid-western Nepal (pd 30/08/2007)

Encephalitis claims two in Jhapa (nn 15/08/2007)

Mystery disease kills 11 in Dang (samn 13/08/2007)

12 succumb to diarrhoea in Salyan (nn 29/07/2007), 12 die of diarrhea, hundreds taken ill (kp 30/07/2007), Doctors prepare to fight waterborne disease in flood-hit southern Nepal (iht 30/07/2007), Medical teams to be dispatched to control epidemic (nn 31/07/2007), Seven die of diarrhea in Jajarkot (nn 03/08/2007), Diarrhea outbreak in Nuwakot and Sarlahi turns severe (nn 05/08/2007), Dysentery, cholera grip Bardiya (samn 06/08/2007), Diarrhea toll 6 in farwest (kp 07/08/2007)

Govt warns against water-borne diseases (kp 29/07/2007)

Viral fever spreads in Terai districts (samn 25/07/2007), Cases of viral fever, malaria on rise (kp 278/07/2007)

Waterborne diseases dog valley denizens (samn 13/07/2007)

Nepal develops more effective drug for typhoid (Xinhua 13/07/2007)

Monsoon causes gastro outbreak (samn 05/07/2007)

19 cholera cases in Ktm, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 29/06/2007)

Common cold claims six, hundreds ill in Kalikot village (nn 24/06/2007), Mystery disease kills 35 kids in Kalikot (samn 25/06/2007)

Diarrhoea kills 20 kids in Kalikot village, by Tularam Pandey (kp 19/06/2007), Diarrhoea claims lives of 20 kids in Kalikot (nn 20/06/2007), Diarrhea affects 200 villagers (kp 21/06/2007), Diarrhea toll hits 30 in Kalikot, by Tularam Pandey (kp 22/06/2007), Diarrhea epidemic continues, by Shiva Puri (kp 23/06/2007), Number of diarrhoea, cholera cases down (samn 23/06/2007)

Rabies cases up (kp 21/05/2007)

Kala-azar kills four (samn 21/05/2007), Kala-azar toll hits 4: Locals blame hospital carelessness, by Shiva Puri (kp 22/05/2007), Kala-azar cases end up on floor, by Aman Koirala (kp 27/05/2007), Spurt in kala-azar cases in Sarlahi (kp 04/06/2007)

Nepal witnesses 40,000 TB patients additional every year (Xinhua 20/05/2007)

Conjunctivitis cases on rise in Valley (samn 19/05/2007)

4 die of dysentery, 40 fall ill in central Nepal (Xinhua 14/05/2007)

Unknown disease claims 4, 5 hospitalized (kp 19/04/2007)

Kalazaar cases increasing in Mahottari (samn 01/04/2007), Hospitals overcrowded with kala-azar patients (kp 06/04/2007), Kalaazar patients on rise in Sarlahi (samn 09/04/2007), Number of kala-zar patients goes up (samn 16/04/2007), Nepal's bordering towns witness sharp rise in Kala-azar patients (pd 16/04/2007), Kala-azar disease spread under control in eastern Nepal (People's Daily 26/04/2007)

Unknown disease kills 5, by D R Pant(kp 27/03/2007), Mystery disease spreads in far west (samn 27/03/2007)

Unknown disease claims 1, affects 100, by D R Panta (kp 19/03/2007)

Japan aid for JE vaccines goes unused, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 17/03/2007)

Kala-azar claims five in Saptari (kp 01/03/2007), Kala-azar grips Saptari VDCs (samn 14/03/2007), Kala-azar claims one, dozens sick, by Lila Baral (kp 16/03/2007)

Trachoma patients’ number on rise: study (samn 25/02/2007)

New drug for Kala-azar (kp 21/02/2007)

More malaria patients identified, by Janak Nepal (kp 06/02/2007)

No respite from cerebral malaria (samn 24/12/2006)

Leprosy to be eliminated in two years (samn 07/12/2006)

Mystery disease claims 7 lives in Solukhumbu (nn 25/11/2006), ‘Mystery illness’ kills 7 in Solukhumbu, by Tika Bhatta (kp 25/11/2006)

Typhoid outbreaks in central Nepal (samn 07/11/2006), Typhoid epidemic (samn 15/11/2006)

Kala-azar kills 3 (kp 07/11/2006)

Meningitis kills 3 in S Nepal (Xinhua 05/11/2006)

11 malaria patients under observation (samn 05/11/2006), 226 infected with Malaria (samn 10/11/2006)

Dengue threat, by Som P Pudasaini (kp 02/11/2006), Over dozen dengue cases diagnosed, by Kamal Panthi (kp 17/11/2006), Dengue virus (kp 18/11/2006)

Unidentified disease claims over 12 lives, by Janak Nepal (kp 30/10/2006), ‘Unknown’ illness turns out to be many more ailments (kp 01/11/2006), Banke epidemic is ‘cerebral malaria’ (kp 02/11/2006)

Two youths of Bara district die of dengue fever (nn 29/10/2006)

Indian doctors find Ghimire dengue affected, by Janak Nepal (kp 22/10/2006)

Diarrhea kills 2 in Dhading, over 50 ill, by Rajendra Pratap Shah (kp 17/10/2006)

Siraha DPHO least bothered about dengue prevention, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 16/10/2006),  Returning Nepali worker dies, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 17/10/2006)

Nepal reports first dengue death (Hindu 15/10/2006)

Dengue detected in Nepali student (Peninsula 15/10/2006)

No dengue virus found, by Janak Nepal (kp 14/10/2006),  Docs warn of dengue outbreak (samn 14/10/2006)

‘Mystery disease’ claims eight lives in Dadeldhura (nn 14/10/2006), 8 die of ‘mystery disease’, 400 sick (kp 15/10/2006),  Unknown disease kills 6 in Dadeldhura (samn 15/10/2006)

Diarrhea kills 4, over 40 bed-ridden, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 13/10/2006)

800 die in TB related deaths in Nepal in 2005-06 (pd 11/10/2006)

Pneumonic children on rise in Morang (kp 09/10/2006)

Typhoid affects over 100, by Surendra Subedi (kp 08/10/2006)

‘No dengue in Chitwan’, by Binod Tripathi (kp 07/10/2006),  Nepal's border areas put on dengue alert (samn 08/10/2006), ‘Dengue may come in by air’, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 11/10/2006), Nepal to launch anti-dengue fever programs (pd 11/10/2006),  Govt to launch drive against Dengue (samn 11/10/2006),  Team to be dispatched to test dengue cases (nn 12/10/2006), Health agencies on dengue alert (kp 12/10/2006), Dengue Virus Arrives in Nepal: Districts bordering India are on high alert, by Shekhar K.C . (0n 12/10/2006), Six feared down with dengue in Nepal (Gulf Times 12/10/2006), 3 ‘dengue patients’ referred to Lucknow (samn 12/10/2006)), Dengue experts to visit health facilities (kp 13/10/2006)

60 suffering from diarrhea in central Nepal (pd 05/10/2006),  Diarrhoea spreading in Kavre’s village (samn 05/10/2006)

Nepal seeking funds for campaign against Japanese Encephalitis (pd 22/09/2006)

No vaccine for 138 rabies cases (kp 03/09/2006)

JE claims 3 lives (kp 23/08/2006)

Unidentified disease kills 14 (kp 19/08/2006)

Malaria affects hundreds in Dadeldhura, 14 hospitalized, by D R Panta (kp 13/08/2006)

Seven children die of diarrhea in remote Mugu village (nn 07/08/2006), 7 children die of diarrhea in mid-western Nepal (pd 08/08/2006)

Dailekh polio case alarms officials (samn 07/08/2006)

12 dead in a month: Famine, gastroenteritis plague Bajura, by Motilal Poudel (kp 06/08/2006)

Viral fever hits Ilam villages, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 06/08/2006)

JE vaccination delay may spell disaster, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 03/08/2006), 2 die of Encephalitis, Meningitis in eastern Nepal (pd 03/08/2006), JE claims 3 lives, dozens more affected (kp 04/08/2006)

Three die of diarrhea in Doti district, by Dil Bahadur Chhantyal (kp 30/07/2006)

Viral fever strikes Gulmi, Tanahun, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 30/07/2006)

Contaminated water, garbage increase risk: Health experts warn of cholera menace, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 27/07/2006)

Seven die due to unidentified disease in Sankhuwasabha (nn 26/07/2006)

Alert against cholera (kp 24/07/2006)

Malaria patients deprived of medicines (samn 20/07/2006)

Gates’ move to log out Kala-azar, the poor’s nightmare (Newindpress 11/07/2006)

Viral fever spreads in Jhapa (samn 10/07/2006), Respiratory illness grips refugee camps (nn 11/07/2006)

Viral influenza hits Bhutanese refugee camps, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 08/07/2006)

64 malaria cases found in central Nepal (People's Daily 02/07/2006)

Seven children die of dysentery in Kavre (nn 30/06/2006)

Jaundice cases on rise in capital (samn 24/06/2006)

3 kids die of kalaazar in central Nepal (People's Daily 10/05/2006)

2 out of 10,000 suffer from leprosy in Nepal (People's Daily 08/05/2006)

Considerable rise in kala-azar cases (kp 07/05/2006)

Jaundice kills 2, over 3,000 infected (kp 05/05/2006)

World TB Day being observed (nt 24/03/2006), 800 suffering from TB in Hetauda World TB Day (kp 25/03/2006)

Broader plan soon to curb encephalitis in Nepal (People's Daily 22/03/2006)

24 killed by viral influenza in Humla (ko 13/01/2006)

CVICT treats mystery illness victims (kp 08/01/2006)

Japanese Encephalitis in India and Nepal, 24 Oct 2005 (rw 25/10/2005)

New Japanese encephalitis vaccine provides months of protection (My DNA 14/10/2005)

Encephalitis kills over 200 in six months (nn 13/09/2005), Encephalitis claims 200 in Nepal (BBC News 13/09/2005), Japanese encephalitis toll rises to 271 (nn 20/09/2005)

Encephalitis deaths on the rise (Relief Web 09/09/2005), Encephalitis toll continues to rise (samn 10/09/2005)

Nepal/India: A fact file on Japanese encephalitis (Relief Web 08/09/2005)

Sheer negligence (kp 27/08/2005)

Japanese Encephalitis claims 20 lives in Kailali in two weeks (nn 20/08/2005), Encephalitis toll hits 41 (kp 22/08/2005), Encephalitis toll 35 in Kailali (kp 26/08/2005), Nearly 100 die of encephalitis (nn 30/08/2005), 5 more encephalitis deaths: Toll exceeds 100 in west terai, by Sudarshan Rijal (kp 31/08/2005), Encephalitis toll reaches 140 (nn 02/09/2005), Encephalitis kills 286 in Nepal (People's Daily 05/09/2005), Japanese Encephalitis toll reaches 286 (nn 05/09/2005), Encephalitis claims 8 more lives (kp 08/09/2005)

Encephalitis kills eight in Kailali, dozens infected (nn 16/08/2005)

Life after leprosy: Patients may be cured of infection but still face the stigma, by Naresh Newar (nt 12/08/2005)

Diarrhoeal diseases still a major health problem (an 08/08/2005)

Food, water-borne diseases cause 3,000 deaths in Nepal (People's Daily 08/08/2005)

Typhoid outbreak in Tanahu (samn 30/07/200)

Gastroenteritis claims 12, hundreds affected, by Jay Bahadur Rokaya (kp 12/07/2005)

Taplejung hit by dysentery (samn 26/06/2005)

Mystery disease, diarrhea claim 22 lives (kp 15/06/2005), Mysterious Disease Kills 22 in Western Nepal (Recombinomics 16/06/2005)

Living with leprosy (Reuters AlertNet 02/06/2005)

Entire village afflicted with Hepatitis B, by Prabhakar Ghimire & Narayan Sharma (kp 28/05/2005)

Kala-azar disease prevalent in lowland region (Reuters AlertNet 24/05/2005)

Experts warn of rapid spread of Kala-azar in Terai (ht 25/04/2005)

Tuberculosis still a public health menace (Reuters AlertNet 21/04/2005)

Kala-azar now spreading to eastern hilly districts, by Robin Giri (ht 19/04/2005)

Awareness brings leprosy prevalence rate down, by Indira Aryal (rn 31/01/2005), Eliminating Leprosy (rn 31/01/2005)

Nepal falling behind with leprosy control (kp 08/01/2005), Leprosy rate down thanks to multiple-drug therapy (rn 08/01/2005)

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