Epidemiology of dengue virus infections in Nepal, 2006-2019.

Komal Raj RijalBipin AdhikariBindu GhimireBinod DhungelUttam Raj PyakurelPrakash ShahAnup BastolaBinod LekhakMegha Raj BanjaraBasu Dev PandeyDaniel M ParkerPrakash Ghimire

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2021)

There is a high risk of dengue outbreak in the lowland Terai region, with increasing spread towards the mid-mountains and beyond as seen over the last 14 years. Urgent measures are required to increase the availability of diagnostics and resources to mitigate future dengue epidemics.

Keyphrases

dengue virus
zika virus
aedes aegypti
current status
risk factors
tertiary care