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scrub typhus news

Suspected scrub typhus kills 3 women in Andhra; health dept steps up surveillance

Authorities are currently monitoring the situation in the affected areas. (Representative photo)
Published on Dec 03, 2025 07:56 pm IST

Amid surge in Scrub Typhus cases, Maharashtra issues alert

Health teams have been advised to track all fever cases lasting more than five days and treat them as suspected Scrub Typhus. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Oct 29, 2025 12:00 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Jaipur woman dies after ambulance runs out of oxygen, driver abandons vehicle

The deceased’s family has alleged that the ambulance ran out of oxygen and required a new cylinder as soon as it set off from the hospital. (Representative photo)
Published on Aug 21, 2025 05:22 pm IST

One dies of scrub typhus at IGMC,Shimla

Scrub typhus is a disease that’s spread to people through bite of a mite and is caused by a bacteria known as Orientia tsutsugamushi. (File)
Published on Aug 11, 2025 03:32 am IST

Three killed as car falls into gorge near Shimla’s Chaupal

Three killed as a car fell into gorge near Shimla’s Chaupal. (File)
Updated on Oct 17, 2024 06:46 am IST

Conrad Sangma being treated for typhoid at civil hospital in Shillong: CMO

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad k Sangma (File Photo)
Published on Aug 24, 2024 02:37 pm IST

Five test positive for scrub typhus in Himachal

At least five cases of scrub typhus were reported at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital. After investigation, five patients from different parts of the state were reported positive, senior medical superintendent of the hospital Dr Rahul Rao said, adding that patients infected with scrub typhus were showing signs of improvement. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:54 am IST

Scrub typhus cases rise in Hyderabad. Here are its causes, symptoms, prevention

Scrub typhus cases rise in Hyderabad. Here are its causes, symptoms, prevention tips and treatment
Published on Sept 25, 2023 12:38 pm IST

50-year-old dies of scrub typhus as Himachal’s toll reaches 11

Himachal’s death toll reaches caused by scrub typhus reached 11. (HT File)
Published on Sept 21, 2023 03:44 am IST

Two more deaths due to scrub typhus in Odisha, toll rises to 8

Two more deaths due to scrub typhus infection, toll reaches to eight in Odisha. (Representational Image)
Published on Sept 18, 2023 12:02 am IST

Scrub Typhus kills 5 in Odisha, 9 in Shimla. What is the deadly infection?

Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria known as Orientia tsutsugamushi
Published on Sept 14, 2023 08:08 am IST

One more dies of scrub typhus in Shimla, toll reaches nine

Currently, eight patients are receiving medical care at the hospital, bringing the total number of examined patients to 968 (iStock)
Published on Sept 13, 2023 01:03 am IST

Scrub typhus in focus after recent deaths; know symptoms and precautions

With the onset of monsoon season, this scrub typhus begins to transmit rapidly, Therefore, people engaged in gardening and outdoor activities should be careful
Published on Sept 04, 2023 03:25 pm IST

1 more dies of scrub typhus in Shimla, toll reaches 5

The death toll in Shimla because of scrub typhus climbed to five (iStock)
Updated on Sept 01, 2023 11:43 pm IST

As cases surge, Himachal government issues scrub typhus alert

The health department advisory for scrub typhus says that people working outdoors should wear full-length clothes (HT File)
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 12:33 am IST

Scrub typhus: All you need to know about mystery infection being reported in UP

Diagnosis of scrub typhus is often missed as the infection mimics symptoms of common monsoon infections, such as dengue and chikungunya.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 07:35 pm IST

Scrub typhus continues to claim maximum lives in HP

HT Image
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Zika virus: Rajasthan health minister asks officials to keep watch, cancels their leaves

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to be a carrier of the Zika virus, acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute of Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Published on Sept 25, 2018 06:18 am IST

48 cases of scrub typhus in Delhi since July

Diagnosis of scrub typhus is often missed as the infection mimics symptoms of common monsoon infections, such as dengue and chikungunya.
Published on Sept 12, 2018 02:32 am IST

Scrub typhus: Deadly bacterial disease kills 15 in Nagpur, lands 70 in hospital

After the dengue virus, bacterial scrub typhus disease, seen in Nagpur for the first time, is taking its toll on residents of the city and surrounding areas
Updated on Sept 08, 2018 05:34 pm IST

Six deaths in seven days due to scrub typhus in Rajasthan’s Hadauti region

Three affected by the disease were from Bundi, two from Jhalawar and one from Kota.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 01:29 am IST

Students to learn vector control as part of health department efforts to curb seasonal diseases

Fumigation on to prevent the spread of mosquitoes.
Updated on Jul 18, 2018 10:08 pm IST