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Scrub Typhus — Nepal
The number of people suffering from scrub typhus and dengue is increased amidst the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic. In the past 2 months, 69 people were diagnosed with scrub typhus and 24 with dengue fever, according to Bharatpur hospital [Chitwan district, Bagmati Pradesh province]. Of the sample collected for test from 345 people in the months of Saun and Bhadau, 69 were found carrying the scrub typhus virus. [Saun, aka Shrawan is the 4th month in the Nepali calendar, corresponding to 17