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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...