220 scrub typhus cases reported in Kota

Total number of scrub typhus cases has shot up to 220 in Kota division with 27 new cases being reported, a senior health official said here today.
Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Kota, R N Yadav said 27 new scrub typhus patients surfaced yesterday, with 14 confirmed positive through Elisa test and the remaining 13 through card test.
At least 10 people infected with the disease have died in city hospitals so far with six from Kota division, two from Madhya Pradesh and two from the adjoining districts of Bhilwara and Chittogarh respectively, Dr Yadav said.
54 patients of the disease have been detected in Kota district, 35 in Bundi, 33 in Baran and 51 in Jhalawar districts in the region, Yadav said.

40 patients from Madhya Pradesh and seven from other districts of Rajasthan are receiving medical treatment for the fever at different hospitals in the city, Yadav said.
Medical officers are on alert and have been asked to carry out survey in areas where the patients with fever have been found, Yadav said.
Through the tests carried out, four other patients have also been detected positive for malaria, he added.