Rise
in number of patients with both influenza and
pneumonia : Coinfection of viruses and bacteria
blamed for rise in influenza, pneumonia cases
(kp 07/02/2025)
Seasonal
flu and pollution-related illnesses on rise
(rep 01/02/2025)
Kala-azar
creeps into high-elevation districts : Experts say
infections in children and in new districts pose
challenges to kala-azar eradication by 2026,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/01/2025)
WHO
lab confirms
clade IIb mpox
in two Saudi
Arabia
returnee
Nepalis : One
patient has
recovered, the
other remains
in hospital
(kp
18/01/2025)
Nepal
doctors warn
of rising
respiratory
co-infections
from multiple
viruses :
Back-to-back
or
simultaneous
infections can
cause
pneumonia and
severe
deterioration
in health, say
experts,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
13/01/2025)
HMPV
poses no new
threat, says
Health
Ministry
(kh
09/01/2025)
Doctors
sound alarm
over rising
flu cases in
Kathmandu
(kh
08/01/2025), Nepal
to test
influenza
patients for
human
metapneumovirus
: This already
familiar virus
causes
flu-like
symptoms and
poses higher
risk for young
children,
the elderly,
and those with
weak immunity
(kp
08/01/2025)
Dengue:
A disease
without
borders,
by Santosh
Dulal (ae
06/01/2025)
Migrant
workers’
living
conditions in
focus after
new mpox cases
in Nepal :
Health
authorities
mull
community-level
surveillance
to prevent the
virus from
spreading
further,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
03/01/2025)
Banke
at high risk
of leprosy
(rn
01/01/2025)
Nepal
confirms third
mpox case.
Experts warn
of possible
spread : The
second and
third cases
are Saudi
Arabia
returnees.
Doctors warn
further cases
may emerge as
only
symptomatic
individuals
have sought
treatment,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
31/12/2024)
Another
monkeypox case
confirmed in
Nepal (kh
30/12/2024)
Gandaki
Province
launches
ward-level
campaign to
combat TB
(kh
28/12/2024)
Nepal
to send mpox
sample to WHO
lab in
Thailand for
clade analysis
: Officials
say clade
identification
is crucial to
understanding
the virus’s
virulence and
transmissibility,
and curbing
the spread of
deadly disease,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
28/12/2024)
Mpox
infection
reappears
(kh
21/12/2024), Nepal
confirms
second case of
monkeypox : A
36-year-old
man from
Tanahun, a
Saudi Arabia
returnee,
tested
positive for
the deadly
virus, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
21/12/2024),
Nepal steps up
surveillance
after second
mpox case :
Officials say
they have
intensified
screenings at
the Kathmandu
airport and
alerted
dermatologists
nationwide to
flag suspected
cases (kp
23/12/2024), Monkeypox
patient
improving,
informs
hospital
(kh
26/12/2024)
Nepal
set to miss
2026 malaria
elimination
goal as
indigenous and
imported cases
rise : Over 20
cases of
indigenous and
nearly 1,000
cases of
imported,
malaria cases
have been
detected in
2024, which is
high compared
to 2023,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
17/12/2024), Nepal
to push
malaria
elimination
goal to 2030
as 2026 proves
unattainable :
Health
officials
blame rising
indigenous and
imported
cases, budget
cuts, open
southern
border, and
climate change
for the
failure
(kp
20/12/2024)
Why
Tuberculosis
Persists In
Society,
by Balaram
Sharma
Chaulagain (rn
07/12/2024)
Rise
of syphilis in
Nepal :
Creating an
environment
that fosters
open dialogue
on
reproductive
and sexual
health is
vital, by
Sher Bahadur
Pun (kp
04/12/2024)
Winter
offers no
relief from
dengue :
Experts urge
continued
vigilance as
dengue remains
a year-round
threat in
Nepal (kp
03/12/2024)
Nepal’s
30 districts
at high risk
of cholera
outbreak :
Epidemiology
and Disease
Control
Division
working on a
cholera
elimination
plan. Mass
vaccination
under
consideration
(kp
22/11/2024)
Dengue
kills eight in
Gandaki
(rn
15/11/2024)
Climate
change drives
dengue as
mosquitoes
climb to new
altitudes :
Dengue
mosquitoes
found in
Jumla’s
Chandannath at
2,438 metres.
Health
agencies
grossly
unprepared,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
12/11/2024)
Take
Effective
Measures To
Contain Dengue,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
12/11/2024)
JE
death toll
rises to 23,
development
partners not
driven to
provide
vaccine :
Health
Minister
Pradip Paudel
says he will
hold a meeting
with relevant
officials and
experts to
discuss the
emergency
(kp
08/11/2024)
Dengue
infections
declining in
Nepal
following
govt’s
mosquito
control
campaign
(rep
07/11/2024)
Private
labs are
fleecing
dengue
patients :
Some hospitals
are reportedly
charging up to
Rs3,000 for a
test although
the testing
kit costs less
than Rs100,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
06/11/2024)
Climate
shifts and
urbanisation
drive Nepal
dengue surge
(rep
05/11/2024), Dengue
affects over
28,000 people
across Nepal :
Six districts
including
Kathmandu at
high risk
(kh
05/11/2024)
Nepal
at risk:
Malaria and
dengue could
spread due to
climate change
: The number
of malaria and
dengue cases
in Nepal may
increase by up
to 27 percent
and 44
percent,
respectively,
over
2011-2040,
says the Asian
Development
Bank (kp
01/11/2024)
Three
types of
dengue viruses
active in
Nepal (kh
29/10/2024)
Dengue
cases surge
past 28,000;
12 fatalities
reported
(kh
29/10/2024)
Number
of dengue
patients
exceeds 27,000
across Nepal
(rep
28/10/2024)
Controlling
dengue menace
: With every
outbreak, the
virus seems to
be taking a
more complex
form, by
Sher Bahadur
Pun
(kp27/10/2024)
Dengue
crisis deepens
as authorities
fail to
prioritise
mosquito
control :
Experts:
Government bid
to hide cases
and deaths is
worsening the
public health
crisis, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
25/10/2024)
Nepal
faces renewed
threat of
polio
infection
(rep
24/10/2024)
Dengue
surge
overwhelms
hospitals,
sparks blood
crisis :
Central blood
bank says it
brought 112
pints of blood
from Simara on
Thursday, but
daily demand
exceeds 300
pints, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
19/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports 386
cases of Scrub
Typhus
(rep
16/10/2024)
Dengue:
Over 19,000
infected
nationwide as
cases surge
(kh
16/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports over
2,000 new
dengue cases
(kh
14/10/2024)
Death
toll from
Dengue reaches
seven in
Gandaki
Province
(kh
09/10/2024)
As
dengue surge
looms,
authorities
race to secure
rapid test
kits :
Officials at
Health
Ministry say
they have just
2,000 kits in
stock and have
urged
provinces to
secure their
own supplies
(kp
08/10/2024) [As usual, the government does not act, but reacts!]
Dengue
surge sparks
critical blood
shortage :
Last week’s
monsoon
disaster and
ongoing
Dashain
holidays have
cut blood
donations to
100 pints a
day, while the
demand is for
around 400
pints, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
05/10/2024)
Nepal
braces for
health
epidemics
after monsoon
chaos :
Experts warn
of high risk
of
water-borne,
vector-borne,
and air-borne
disease
outbreaks amid
widespread
destruction,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
01/10/2024), Flood
survivors
worried about
the risk of
epidemic
(kh
05/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports 229
scrub typhus
cases, one
death since
mid-July
(rep
30/09/2024)
Cholera
resurfaces in
districts
declared open
defecation-free
years ago :
Without
improved water
and hygiene,
there is no
stopping
deadly
diarrheal
ailments,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
26/09/2024)
Dengue
cases rise in
Kathmandu
Valley (kh
24/09/2024)
JE
toll rises: 17
dead, 63
infected since
June :
Officials
lament urgent
pleas to
donors for
vaccines have
gone
unanswered
(kp
23/09/2024)
Japanese
encephalitis
outbreak in
Nepal : Its
presence in
Kathmandu is
alarming, and
a possible
‘surprise
outbreak’
cannot be
overlooked,
by Sher
Bahadur Pun
(kp
22/09/2024)
Hospitals
in Valley
report spike
in viral
fever, flu
cases :
Doctors say
the exact
cause of the
surge still
unclear, but
believe it may
be due to
infections
like dengue,
seasonal
influenza, and
typhoid, among
others, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
19/09/2024)
As
dengue spreads
nationwide,
Nepali public
resigns to
fate :
Authorities
have abandoned
preventive
measures such
as mosquito
search-and-destroy,
leading to
rise in
infections,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
14/09/2024), Dengue
infection hits
9,500
nationwide,
claims 6 lives
(kh
15/09/2024), Contain
Rising Threat
Of Dengue,
by Shyam P
Lohani (rn
15/09/2024)
12
dead, 59
others
infected as
Japanese
Encephalitis
spreads across
Nepal : Health
officials say
they are
working to
secure JE
vaccines for
all vulnerable
populations,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
13/09/2024), 14
dead of
Japanese
encephalitis,
61 infected
(rn
13/09/2024), Deaths
from Japanese
encephalitis
doubles
compared to
last year,
by Pabitra
Sunar (rep
14/09/2024), Japanese
encephalitis
claims 14
lives (kh
15/09/2024)
Over
6,800 people
infected with
dengue across
Nepal (rep
10/09/2024), Acute
viral fever
and dengue
infections
overwhelm
Kathmandu
valley
hospitals
(rep
10/09/2024)
Two succumb to
dengue in
Jhapa (kh
09/09/2024)
Japanese
encephalitis
kills 6,
infects 36
this monsoon :
Officials have
no plan to
launch
vaccination
drives anytime
soon. Say JE
deaths and
infections
have declined
recently,
by Arjun
Poudel (kh
06/09/2024)
Chitwan reports
another dengue
fatality
(kh
04/09/2024)
One dies of dengue
infection in
Chitwan
(kh
02/09/2024)
Four people die of
diarrhea in
Narainapur;
seven taken
ill (kh
02/09/2024)
Chitwan records 78 scrub
typhus cases
since July
(rn
01/09/2024)
Cholera: A Persistent
Health Risk,
by Anand
Gautam (rn
29/08/2024)
Over
3,500 infected
with scrub
typhus since
mid-July :
Delayed
diagnosis,
misdiagnosis
and late
treatment lead
to severity
and death,
doctors warn,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
27/08/2024)
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