Nepal: Have dengue infections reduced with the onset of winter?
A youth leader of the Nepali Congress party uses a fogging machine to fumigate residential areas to kill dengue-causing mosquitoes after a dengue outbreak along the streets at Sinamangal. Source: Getty / SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 28,000 people in Nepal were affected by dengue, while 38 lost their lives due to the water-borne infection. Listen to our conversation with public health specialist Dr. Rabindra Pandey, who says Nepal government has not done more than publish reports to control the outbreak.
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