Viral fever has spread in Saptari district and rural areas of Mahottari in central Nepal in the past week, local media reported on Wednesday.
According to a leading website, thehimalayantimes.com, at least 150 people are suffering from the disease in Saptari, some 200 km east of Kathmandu.
The patients complain of headache, cold and high fever. Some of the patients are also suffering from diarrhea, the report said.
According to the report, the situation has worsened due to the absence of health workers at the sub-health post in the district.
In flood-hit Mahottari district, some 130 km south of Kathmandu, the number of viral fever patients visiting hospitals and health centers has gone up in the past week.
Most of the rural areas in the district are in the grip of the disease. Most of the patients visiting the district hospital in Jaleshwor have fever, health worker Anita Sharma was quoted by the website as saying.
A sudden surge in the mercury level and polluted water may have caused the spread of the disease, said the head of the district hospital, Dr Pawan Thakur.
"The viral fever may develop into kala-zar and typhoid if patients don't get timely medical treatment," Thakur added.
Source: Xinhua
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