Scrub typhus claims nine lives in Salyan in six weeks
Summary
Nine people have died of scrub typhus in Salyan over the past six weeks as nearly 600 infections are reported across the district. Health authorities have stepped up testing, treatment and awareness campaigns while a team from Kathmandu investigates the outbreak.
Key Points
- Nine people, including a child, have died of scrub typhus in Salyan district in six weeks.
- Nearly 600 people have tested positive, with Darma Rural Municipality reporting the highest number of cases.
- An investigation team from the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division in Teku has arrived in Salyan to probe the outbreak.
- Health officials are running screening, treatment and awareness campaigns and urging people to take precautions in fields, grasslands and bushes.
