Scrub Typhus -- Nepal
As many as 59 new cases of scrub typhus infection have been reported in Chitwan district in Asoj [6th month of the year in Nepali calendar that corresponds to 17 Sep to 17 Oct], pushing the number of patients in the district to 264 in the last 6 months.
According to the insect control inspector at the District Public Health, Chitwan, Ram Kumar KC, this bacterial disease has already claimed 2 lives in the district.
A total of 8 people have been reported dead due to the infection since its
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