Picking up where Hodgson left off: further notes on Dhimal by King, John

“…Dhimall is a Tibeto-Burman (TB) language spoken natively by about 35,000 people of the same name in the lowlands of southeast Nepal (Jhapa & Morang districts). In the areas Dhimals inhabit, they make up about 10% of the population. …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in people living in malaria endemic districts of Nepal by Ghimire, P, Singh, N, Ortega, L, Rijal, K, Adhikari, B, Thakur, G, Marasini, B

“…Higher prevalence of G6PDd was found in Jhapa (22/224; 9.8%) and Morang districts (18/225; 8%) (p = 0.031). In a multivariate analysis, male were found at more risk for G6PDd than females, on Binax test (aOR = 1.97; CI 1.28–3.03; p = 0.002) and Care Start test (aOR = 1.86; CI 1.16–2.97; p = 0.009).…”