Gorkha detects 133 tuberculosis cases

Health authorities have identified a total of 133 tuberculosis cases in Gorkha district in the past eight months. From mid-July to mid-February of the current fiscal year, tuberculosis cases were detected in all 11 local units of the district, according to Health Ministry sources.

Navaraj Khadka, Information Officer at the Provincial Public Health Office, informed that 78 men and 55 women tested positive for tuberculosis. Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality recorded the highest number of cases with 26 infections, followed by Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality with 25, Gorkha Municipality with 21, and Palungtar Municipality with 19 cases. Additionally, Arughat Rural Municipality reported 14 cases, Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality 9, Ajirkot and Dharche Rural Municipalities 5 each, Siranchok Rural Municipality 4, Gandaki Rural Municipality 3, and Chumnubri Rural Municipality 2 cases. In the last fiscal year, the district confirmed 232 tuberculosis cases.