Scrub Typhus Outbreak in a Remote Primary School, Bhutan, 2014.

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.

SUBMITTER: Tshokey T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5547789 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature