Nepal's worst dengue outbreak is a wake-up call for action

Sanjeev M Bijukchhe; Matilda Hill; Bipin Adhikari; Ashis Shrestha; Shrijana Shrestha

doi:10.1093/jtm/taad112

Nepal's worst dengue outbreak is a wake-up call for action

J Travel Med. 2023 Nov 18;30(7):taad112. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad112.

Authors

Sanjeev M Bijukchhe^{1

2}, Matilda Hill², Bipin Adhikari^{3

4}, Ashis Shrestha¹, Shrijana Shrestha¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Nepal had its worst dengue outbreak in 2022. Climate change, urbanization and increased transportation networks have favoured dengue mosquito vectors. As the monsoon season approaches, dengue outbreak seems inevitable. Strengthening the national dengue preventive strategy, healthcare planning and resource allocation is essential to avoid future outbreaks.

MeSH terms

Dengue* / epidemiology
Humans
Nepal / epidemiology