Over 14,000 Nepalis have been diagnosed with dengue fever since May, and six people have died

Previously, cooler temperatures at altitude largely restricted outbreaks to the country’s tropical southern plains and some urban areas

32

2006

3

2007

6

2008

27

2009

927

2010

79

2011

Years with more than 500 cases of dengue fever

183

2012

642

2013

336

2014

135

2015

1,529

2016

June monsoon rains, the heaviest in a decade, warmer

temperatures and rapid urban growth

have increased the scale of the

outbreak

2,111

2017

811

2018

14,418

2019

Cooler temperatures at altitude largely restricted previous outbreaks

Years with more than 500 cases of dengue fever

June monsoon rains, the heaviest in a decade, warmer temperatures and rapid urban growth have increased the scale of the outbreak

14,418

6

32

3

927

79

183

642

336

135

1,529

2,111

811

27

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Cooler temperatures at altitude largely restricted previous outbreaks to the country’s tropical southern plains and some urban areas

Years with more than 500 cases of dengue fever

June monsoon rains, the heaviest in a decade, warmer temperatures and rapid urban growth have increased the scale of the outbreak

14,418

6

32

3

927

79

183

642

336

135

1,529

2,111

811

27

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019