Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue fever among the healthy population of highland and lowland communities in central Nepal.

Dengue fever (DF) is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In this decade it has expanded to new countries and from urban to rural areas. Nepal was regarded DF free until 2004. Since then dengue virus (DENV) has rapidly expanded its range even in mountain regions of N...

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Main Authors: Meghnath Dhimal, Krishna Kumar Aryal, Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal, Ishan Gautam, Shanker Pratap Singh, Chop Lal Bhusal, Ulrich Kuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4090170?pdf=render