National Guideline on Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Scrub Typhus in Nepal

National Guideline on Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Scrub Typhus in Nepal
Published on: 2026-09-28

Scrub typhus is a vector-borne disease caused by a bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted to humans through the bites of infected larval mites (chiggers). The causative organism, Orientia tsutsugamushi is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium of the genus Orientia, order Rickettsiales within the Rickettsiaceae family. The recently identified Orientia chuto species in United Arab Emirates is another human pathogen causing scrub typhus.

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