A worker spraying disinfectant to kill mosquitoes thatcause dengue in Lagan Tol, Kathmandu. Sarita Khadka/Alamy Live News

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At least three people have been killed as a result of dengue in various parts of Nepal. As per the record of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Department of Health, a number of infected with dengue were 1,537 till last Wednesday but in a week it had doubled nearly by twofold with the number standing at 2,559 on Wednesday.

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