Tshokey T, Graves S, Tshering D, Phuntsho K, Tshering K, Stenos J. Scrub Typhus Outbreak in a Remote Primary School, Bhutan, 2014.
Emerg Infect Dis 2018;
23:1412-1414. [PMID:
28726604 PMCID:
PMC5547789 DOI:
10.3201/eid2308.162021]
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Abstract
Scrub typhus in Bhutan was first reported in 2009. We investigated an outbreak of scrub typhus in a remote primary school during August–October 2014. Delay in recognition and treatment resulted in 2 deaths from meningoencephalitis. Scrub typhus warrants urgent public health interventions in Bhutan.
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