INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 14Chitwan reports four deaths from scrub typhus in the current fiscal year; one local and three
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According to the Health Office, Chitwan, four deaths from
scrub typhus have been reported in the current fiscal year, with one occurring within the district and the remaining three from outside the
district.The office's Vector Control Inspector, Ram KC, stated that, in the current fiscal year, there have been 163 confirmed cases of
scrub typhus out of 3,254 tests
Among the infected individuals, four succumbed to the disease caused by the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Of the
infected cases, 88 are from within Chitwan, while the rest are from other districts
In the last fiscal year, 519 cases of scrub typhus were identified through tests conducted on 3,485 individuals who visited district-based
All the infected individuals recovered following treatment.Scrub typhus bacteria do not directly transmit to humans but infect mites found
The infected mites, primarily cigar mites, can transmit the disease to other animals and humans.Symptoms of scrub typhus include severe
fever, reddish eyes, coughing, vomiting, stomach pain, loose bowels, breathing difficulties, joint and muscle pain, skin rashes, and
sometimes the appearance of a black post at the site of the bite.Similarly, since July 17, the number of reported dengue cases in the
district is 1,615 following 21,298 tests
One death from the disease has been reported, and it occurred outside Chitwan.
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