Nepal - Geographical disease risk index
- Malaria
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Risk Category B
Risk Category explanation
A: countries where the malarial risk is present in the whole country all year or with very clear seasonal guidance.
B: countries where only parts of the country are affected.
C: countries where malaria is limited to discrete pockets, where the risk of infection is low, or where there are few visitors to affected areas. It is likely that tourists who visit these countries will be able to donate but individual assessment must be applied. Donors are likely to have detailed knowledge if they have visited any malarial areas. The healthcare professional should establish whether the donor sought advice prior to travel and if they were advised to take antimalarial precautions.
All year in low lying areas in the south of the country.
Donors who have flown to Kathmandu and stayed within the Himalaya area, accept.
Donors who have travelled overland from the Indian border and have travelled in the southern lower plains along the Indian border, treat as malaria risk.
Previous Malaria risk:
- Until September 2006:
All year in whole country.
- Until September 2006:
- Trypanosoma Cruzi
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No Risk
- West Nile Virus
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No Risk
- Viral haemorrhagic fever
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No Risk
- Tropical viruses
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Risk
- Dengue Virus
Risk applies all year in whole country.
- Reason for change:
- Clarification of all-year risk for tropical viruses
- Version details:
GDRI Edition 002 Release 54 (19 January 2026)