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Over 50 cases of Scrub typhus found
- Post Report, BHARATPUR
Scrub typhus transmits to humans by some species of mites and it could affect lungs and brains if not treated properly
Aug 11, 2016- More than 50 people cases of Scrub typhus, a bacterial disease caused by intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi, were reported in Chitwan in the last four months.
Dr Dayaram Lamsal at Chitwan Medical College said the disease?first identified in the 1930s in Japan?was not considered common in the country until recently.
The disease was found among people from Chitwan, Nawalparasi and other neighbouring districts...
...Lab results of the samples collected from 163 patients showed that 53 had contracted Scrub typhus...
Over 50 cases of Scrub typhus found
- Post Report, BHARATPUR
Scrub typhus transmits to humans by some species of mites and it could affect lungs and brains if not treated properly
Aug 11, 2016- More than 50 people cases of Scrub typhus, a bacterial disease caused by intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi, were reported in Chitwan in the last four months.
Dr Dayaram Lamsal at Chitwan Medical College said the disease?first identified in the 1930s in Japan?was not considered common in the country until recently.
The disease was found among people from Chitwan, Nawalparasi and other neighbouring districts...
...Lab results of the samples collected from 163 patients showed that 53 had contracted Scrub typhus...
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