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Hospitals report rare tick fever cases in city
Pritha Chatterjee
Posted: Oct 20, 2012 at 0108 hrs IST
New Delhi Hospitals in the city have reported cases of rickettsial disease caused by tick bites ? a rare infectious fever that is common in hilly regions having a tropical climate.
Though doctors said the disease ?is very rare? in Delhi, AIIMS has reported at least two cases in its paediatric unit over the past six weeks.
Serological reports from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed that these patients were afflicted with scrub typhus, a variant of rickettsia.
Doctors at three private hospitals said they had sent samples to the NCDC and received confirmed reports.
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http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/hospitals-report-rare-tick-fever-cases-in-city/1019488/
Pritha Chatterjee
Posted: Oct 20, 2012 at 0108 hrs IST
New Delhi Hospitals in the city have reported cases of rickettsial disease caused by tick bites ? a rare infectious fever that is common in hilly regions having a tropical climate.
Though doctors said the disease ?is very rare? in Delhi, AIIMS has reported at least two cases in its paediatric unit over the past six weeks.
Serological reports from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed that these patients were afflicted with scrub typhus, a variant of rickettsia.
Doctors at three private hospitals said they had sent samples to the NCDC and received confirmed reports.
...
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/hospitals-report-rare-tick-fever-cases-in-city/1019488/