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Dengue in Nepal peaks from September to November in Kathmandu, the Terai and hill towns. Aedes mosquitoes bite by day, and there is no specific…
By Anjali Shrestha · Sep 27, 2026
Dengue is an established risk in Nepal, and for travellers it peaks straight after the monsoon: Nepal's own national guidelines put the dengue season at September to November, in the lowland Terai, the mid-hills and increasingly the Kathmandu valley. It…
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Dengue in Nepal follows the monsoon, rising from July and peaking in September, and it has spread from the lowlands into the hills and Kathmandu. The Ministry of Health and Population's Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) says in its national…
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Dengue is a disease of towns and settlements, because the mosquito that carries it breeds in water containers around homes. The WHO says dengue is found mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. The EDCD guidelines describe Aedes aegypti, the main carrier, as…
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Most dengue is mild or silent, but the warning signs of severe dengue tend to appear as the fever falls, which is when people wrongly assume they are recovering. The WHO says symptoms usually begin four to ten days after infection and last two to seven days…
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Avoiding mosquito bites is the only prevention most travellers have, and it has to include daylight hours. The CDC says there are no dengue vaccines currently available in the United States, and its Yellow Book says none is recommended for US travellers. The…
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There is no specific treatment for dengue; care means rest, fluids, paracetamol for fever, and hospital if warning signs appear. The WHO says pain can be managed with paracetamol and that ibuprofen and aspirin should be avoided because they can increase the…
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Treat dengue as a city and lowland risk, strongest from September to November, and protect yourself in daylight as well as at night. On the trail, the mosquito is not your main concern. In Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan in autumn, it is worth the repellent…
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Which jabs to get, and when to book the clinic. What to carry, and what the lodges will not have. The food and water habits that actually matter. The risk that does follow you up the trail. Sources: World Health Organization, "Dengue and severe dengue" fact…
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