Scrub typhus detected on 234 people in Chitwan in three months
Summary
Scrub typhus has been detected in 234 people in Chitwan in the first three months of the current fiscal year, according to the Public Health Office. No deaths have been reported so far, while the highest number of cases was recorded in Ratnanagar and Bharatpur.
Key Points
- Scrub typhus has been confirmed in 234 people in Chitwan during the first three months of the current fiscal year.
- Of the total cases, 142 were from Chitwan district and 92 were patients who came from other districts for treatment in Chitwan.
- Ratnanagar municipality reported the highest number of cases, followed by Bharatpur metropolitan city.
- The Public Health Office said no human casualties from scrub typhus have been reported in the district yet.
