Dengue is spreading at an alarming rate in Kathmandu, with the district witnessing over four-fold hike in the number of patients in just two days, a media report said on 12 September, Thursday.
The number of dengue patients in two other districts of Kathmandu valley, however, has remained stable over the past two days.
"One of the major reasons for rapid spread of the disease in Kathmandu district is poor sanitation," said Baburam Marasini, former director at Epidemiology and Disease Control Division.
Till Tuesday, 5,095 people had tested positive for dengue across Nepal, up from 3,899 on Sunday.
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