Dr Sher Bahadur Pun

“Silent coronavirus” is widespread in Nepal. Almost all individuals infected with coronaviruses were found with no symptoms at all.

On May 24, a 29-years old lady visited Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) for medical and laboratory tests after she was diagnosed of dengue in Dharan. STIDH’s test confirmed dengue. She had developed high fever, nausea, severe joint pain, rash, body ache but there was no hist...

Malaria imported from African continent has been increasing steadily in the last few years, and is posing unnoticed public health threat to Nepal

Tens of thousands of chickens have been culled due to bird flu that spread in dozens of poultry farms across the country in recent days. It is now confirmed that the “H5N1” virus is responsible for ongoing outbreaks. A couple of months ago, hundreds of chickens died of bird flu known as “H9N2” virus...

Dengue is spreading fast in Nepal, in what could be the worst and most explosive epidemic since 2010.

Until August 20th, at least 22 Scrub typhus cases were diagnosed among patients with fever who visited the out-patient department of Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital as well as among those referred there from various hospitals of Kathmandu. Many patients who were positive for Scrub...

The 15 deaths reported in India due to complications from Chikungunya infection should be a cause for concern in Nepal

We should not panic over the current Scrub typhus outbreak as deaths from this disease can be prevented with simple drugs

There have never been genuine attempts to identify reasons and risk factors of cholera outbreak in Nepal