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Scrub typhus spreads to urban settings, hinting at growing risk

by Arjun Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 16, 2023Last week, a 40-year-old woman from the New Baneshwar area of Kathmandu was rushed to the emergency ward of Civil Hospital after complaining of weakness in her limbs. Despite taking medications after various tests at a private clinic, her ailments— high fever and severe body aches, headache, abdominal pain, and joint and muscle pain—did not subside. “Doctors at Civil Hospital recommended various tests including testing of…