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Priority Infectious Diseases for Community-Based Surveillance in Nepal

by Public Health Update

Overview

The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, recently endorsed the Community-Based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082. This guideline identifies 52 priority infectious diseases mandated for surveillance and reporting. The diseases listed here are based on the official schedule in the Nepal Gazette, as mandated by Section 2 subsection 1 of the Public Health Service Act (2075 BS).

Symptoms Requiring Immediate Notification by Health Facilities

  1. Dengue
  2. Neonatal Tetanus
  3. Malaria
  4. Kala-azar
  5. COVID-19
  6. Cholera
  7. Rabies
  8. Scrub Typhus
  9. Hepatitis “A”
  10. Hepatitis “E”

Community Based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082

National List of Infectious Diseases

1Rabies27Anthrax
2Tuberculosis28Poliomyelitis (Polio)
3COVID-1929Mumps
4Measles30Toxoplasmosis
5Dengue31Trachoma
6Japanese Encephalitis32Ebola Virus Disease
7Cholera33Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis)
8Tetanus34Salmonellosis
9HIV/AIDS35Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
10Influenza (Zoonotic and Seasonal)36Marburg Viral Disease
11Scrub Typhus37SARS
12Enteric (Typhoid/Paratyphoid) Fever38Hepatitis A
13Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)39MERS
14Rotavirus40Plague
15Rubella41Legionellosis
16Leptospirosis42Echinococcosis / Hydatidosis
17Diphtheria43Mpox (Monkeypox)
18Pneumococcal Pneumonia44Smallpox
19Hepatitis B45Yellow Fever
20Malaria46Hepatitis E
21H. Influenza (Haemophilus influenzae)47Cysticercosis / Taeniasis
22Brucellosis48Chikungunya
23Leprosy49Zika
24Pertussis (Whooping Cough)50Q Fever
25Hepatitis C51Lassa Fever
26Nipah Virus Infection52Rift Valley Fever

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Priority Infectious Diseases for Community-Based Surveillance in Nepal

Community Based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082


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