Seven Deaths in Salyan Due to Scrub Typhus Amidst Kit Shortage
Summary
Seven people have died from scrub typhus in Salyan over the past month, while local health institutions face a severe shortage of testing kits. Lawmakers say the infection is spreading rapidly in Darma, Kumakh and Bagchaur, with patients at risk because cases cannot be diagnosed in time.
Key Points
- Seven people have died from scrub typhus in various local levels of Salyan in the past month.
- MP Ramesh Kumar Malla told Parliament that testing kits are in extreme shortage at local health institutions.
- In Darma and Bagchaur, 116 people tested positive out of 335 tested over the past two months, suggesting the real infection count may be much higher.
- He called for immediate supply of kits, medicines, health materials, door-to-door screening, and public awareness campaigns coordinated across all levels of government.
