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At least 432 infections have been reported from 39 districts since January.

Actual infections may be higher due to reporting glitches with most cases being asymptomatic, say officials.

Many health workers lack the knowledge for its diagnosis as the symptoms of scrub typhus are similar to those of some other diseases.

Thirteen persons have died and around 19,000 got infected with the virus that has spread to 75 of country’s 77 districts.

Doctors in affected districts say the official death toll is an underestimate.

Four experts from WHO centre in Thailand imparted knowledge of case management, critical care, nursing care and on child care after severity of infection to health workers from all provinces.

All three districts in the Valley—Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur—have reported the disease.

The health ministry says 520 dengue cases have been reported since January this year.

As temperature rises, the malaria-transmitting mosquito shifts to hills and mountains, risking outbreaks in areas considered non-endemic in the past.

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