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According to a health department official the total positive cases of scrub typhus in Rajasthan state were 133 and 4 deaths (17 Sep 2014). However, in the past 10 days, 59 more cases of the disease were reported and 8 persons died of the disease in the same period.
Scrub typhus is transmitted by infected ticks. Travellers should take precautions against tick bites including the use of insect repellents on the skin and clothes and covering the skin as much as possible (long sleeves and long trousers tucked into socks).
The skin should be inspected daily for ticks and any ticks seen removed by grasping the tick as near to the skin surface as possible and applying gentle traction (without twisting).
• Further information on insect bite avoidance.
