Elephantiasis spread again in these 12 municipalities of Sarlahi, preparation to give medicine to more than 4 lakh people
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Media Baaji
- Fri, 30 January 2026
Kathmandu. 12 local levels of Sarlahi will be given medicine against elephantiasis. According to the Health Office, Sarlahi, after it was found that elephant foot disease is spreading in 12 municipalities of the district, medicine has been administered through a special campaign. The World Health Organization and the Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control divided the 20 municipalities of the district into two parts and conducted an examination of elephant foot disease infection last October. As the disease continues to spread in the course of tests, the medicine is about to be administered.
The test team has tested Balra Municipality, Ramnagar Rural Municipality, Dhankaul Rural Municipality, Basawaria Rural Municipality, Chakraghatta Rural Municipality, Godaita Rural Municipality, Vishnu Rural Municipality, Kaudena Rural Municipality, Malangwa Rural Municipality, Brahmapari Rural Municipality, Parsa Rural Municipality and Haripurwa Rural Municipality in one group.
According to the team, out of 300 samples taken from Balra, Chakraghat and Brahmapuri, 28 people were infected with elephantiasis. Out of that, five active infected people were found in the sample of 28 people taken at 12 midnight, Health Office Malangwa Hattipai disease control branch coordinator Manoj Jha informed. In the remaining eight municipalities of the northern region of the district, it has been found that the spread of elephantiasis has stopped.
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