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Scrub typhus mounts public health challenge in Chitwan district
The spread of the disease coincides with a dengue outbreak, which has hit the district hard.
Ramesh Kumar Paudel
Published at : October 17, 2022
Updated at : October 17, 2022 01:19
Kathmandu
Scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an insect living on the body of a rat, has assumed alarming proportions in Chitwan. As many as 284 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the district since mid-July, according to vector control inspector Ram KC, who is the information officer of Chitwan Health Office. Of which, 55 patients from Bharatpur Metropolitan City alone...
Scrub typhus mounts public health challenge in Chitwan district
The spread of the disease coincides with a dengue outbreak, which has hit the district hard.
Ramesh Kumar Paudel
Published at : October 17, 2022
Updated at : October 17, 2022 01:19
Kathmandu
Scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an insect living on the body of a rat, has assumed alarming proportions in Chitwan. As many as 284 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the district since mid-July, according to vector control inspector Ram KC, who is the information officer of Chitwan Health Office. Of which, 55 patients from Bharatpur Metropolitan City alone...