35 samples collected in Mandsaur for testing of Scrub typhus

Indore: Health authorities in Mandsaur have collected 35 samples of suspects of bacterial disease- Scrub typhus on Friday to take the overall collection to around 100.

Of those 100, reported of 65 were reported and 13 had tested positive for bacterial vector borne disease, officials said. The new samples are collected from the district from suspects under ongoing fever surveys to control the spread of disease, said officials.

Epidemiologist, Mandsaur, Dr Shubham Silawat told, “There are around 200 teams of grassroot workers including those Asha, Assistant Nursing Matron and MPW workers, who visit from house to house to identify suspects of bacterial disease.” “On Friday, 35 new samples were collected from the suspects and sent to AIIMS-Bhopal, which is a linked laboratory for the district”, said Silawat. “These suspects are put under observation but not in quarantine or isolation as this disease doesn’t spread from human to human”, said Silawat.