CHITWAN, Jan 14: Chitwan has reported four deaths from scrub typhus in the current fiscal and of them, one was from within the district and the remaining three from outside the district, according to the Health Office, Chitwan.
As said by the Health Office’s Vector Control Inspector Ram KC, so far in the current fiscal year, there are 163 confirmed cases of scrub typhus out of 3,254 tests and among the infected, four succumbed to the disease that is caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Among the infected, 88 are from Chitwan and the remaining from other districts.
Last fiscal year, 519 scrub typhus infected were identified through tests conducted on 3,485 people who visited the district-based hospitals for treatment. All the infected recovered following treatment.
Scrub typhus bacteria do not directly transmit to humans, but infect mites found in vegetation and the infected mites, primarily, transmit to other animals and humans.
Severe fever, reddish eyes, coughing, vomiting, stomach pain, loose bowels, breathing difficulties, joint and muscle pain, skin rashes and sometimes the appearance of black spot at the site of the bite are among the symptoms of scrub typhus.
Similarly, the number of reported dengue cases in the district since July 17 is 1,615 detected through 21,298 tests. One death has been reported from the disease and the person who died was outside from Chitwan.
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