Vaccination campaign against Japanese encephalitis from May 8

Among major symptoms of the disease caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus are severe rigors, fever, headache and malaise.
Chief at the vaccination section of the Child Health Division Mukunda Raj Gautam said that the campaign has been launched to control increasing risks of the disease in the districts.
The campaign was already in place in Kathmandu and Tarai districts.
Similarly, a vaccination drive against chickenpox and rubella will be launched from March 16 in high-hill districts like Humla, Jumla, Mugu, Dolpa, Manang, Mustang and Solukhumbu.