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PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – India (04): (KL)
Scrub Typhus -- IndiaThe health department has succeeded in bringing down the [number of] scrub typhus cases in north Kerala except in the 2 districts of Kozhikode and Wayanad. Both the districts have been witnessing a spike in scrub typhus, also known as rickettsia fever, which is considered an emerging disease in south India.The disease, spread from animals to humans, is transmitted through mites found in bushes and gardens. The bite transmits the organism _Orientia tsutsugamushi_, found in gardens, Read more [...]
