Death toll from scrub typhus rises to 10 in Salyan, 281 infected in Darma alone
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- Thu, 22 October 2026
Surkhet. One more person has died due to scrub typhus infection in Salyan. With the death of 62-year-old Jit Bahadur Malla of Darma Rural Municipality 4 in Nepalganj during treatment, the number of deaths due to this disease in the district has reached 10. According to the Health Service Office Salyan, on October 28th, after returning home from the Mall District Hospital, where the infection was confirmed, he was taken to Nepalgunj via Ghorahi in Dang due to severe breathing problems. Yagya Bahadur Basnet, head of the health branch of Darma Rural Municipality, informed that he died during treatment.
According to Health Service Office Salyan, a total of 817 people have been infected with scrub typhus throughout the district so far, with Darma Rural Municipality being the most affected.
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