PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – Nepal (09): (KT) urban cases

Scrub Typhus — Nepal
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Dr Sher Bahadur Pun, MD, PhD
Clinical Research Unit
Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital
Kathmandu
Nepal

[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Sher Bahadur Pun for his continued contributions on scrub typhus in Nepal.
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