Chitwan: Seven cases of malaria were detected in Chitwan district in the current fiscal year. Such number of malaria patients was found in course of conducting sample tests of 7,989 people who visited the District Public Health Office, Chitwan, for suspected malaria infection.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Vector Control Inspector Ram KC stated that the infection was observed in individuals returning from overseas employment. In the previous fiscal year, a total of 10 people were infected with malaria.
The disease primarily affects individuals aged above 15 years and is mostly transmitted through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Common symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, and tiredness.
KC emphasized the importance of maintaining clean surroundings and sleeping under mosquito nets as preventive measures against mosquito bites.