Nepal, Oct. 29 -- Of 30 fever patients, who underwent testing for dengue virus at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital on Wednesday, six tested positive. The hospital administration said that both the number of patients seeking treatment for dengue and the infection positivity rate have risen of late.

"Around 20 percent of fever patients seeking care in our hospital have been testing positive for the dengue virus," said Dr Yuba Nidhi Basaula, director at the hospital. "Currently we have patients infected with dengue virus admitted in general wards, cabins and intensive care units."

Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organisation, t...