Re: Himachal Pradesh: Scrub typhus cases in Shimla hospital
Re: Himachal Pradesh: Scrub typhus cases in Shimla hospital
Published Date: 2011-09-18 22:37:59
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus - India (03): (HP)
Archive Number: 20110918.2844
SCRUB TYPHUS - INDIA (03): (HIMACHAL PRADESH)
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Date: Sun 18 Sep 2011
From: Omesh Bharti [edited]
In Himachal, more than 13 patients have died of scrub typhus.
An awareness campaign is on, and doctors are on high alert. This time, more people died due to a prolonged spell of the rainy season.
-- Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti M.B.B.S.,D.H.M.,M.A.E. (Epidemiology) Emergency Medical Response and Transport Directorate of Health, Kasumpati, SHIMLA Himachal Pradesh, India
[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Bharti for his report on scrub typhus in Himachal Pradesh.
ProMED-mail posted a report of a large outbreak of scrub typhus in Himachal Pradesh in March 2011; there were more than 200 cases, although none were fatal at the time (see Scrub typhus - India: (HP) 20110319.0872).
Himachal Pradesh is a state in northwestern India that is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and southwest, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the southeast, and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh).
Himachal Pradesh is a mountainous state with an elevation ranging from about 350 meters (1148 ft) to 7000 meters (22 966 ft) above sea level and has one of the highest per capita incomes of any state in India.
Himachal Pradesh can be located on a map of India at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:India_Himachal_Pradesh_locator_map.svg. A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of India that shows the state of Himachal Pradesh can be found at
http://healthmap.org/r/1cZv. - Mod.ML]
See Also
Scrub typhus - India (02): (NL) 20110917.2834
Scrub typhus - India: (HP) 20110319.0872
2009
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Scrub typhus, fatal - India: (ML) 20091217.4264
2008
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Scrub typhus, fatal - Taiwan 20080326.1133
2007
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Indian tick typhus - India (Himachal Pradesh) 20070806.2554
Epidemic typhus, scrub typhus - India (Kerala) (02) 20070723.2361
Epidemic typhus, scrub typhus - India (Kerala) 20070718.2307
2005
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Scrub typhus, military personnel - Australia (QLD) 20050331.0928
2004
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Scrub typhus - India (Himachal Pradesh) 20040823.2344
2003
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Scrub typhus - India (Himachal Pradesh) (02) 20030927.2438
Scrub typhus - India (Himachal Pradesh) 20030924.2413
Undiagnosed deaths - India (Himachal Pradesh) (02): RFI 20030922.2385
Undiagnosed deaths - India (Himachal Pradesh): RFI 20030918.2364]
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