Testing Pattern
Of the total 922 tests prescribed for suspected scrub typhus in the three health centres in Zhemgang, only 8.2 % (n=76) were tested positive. Of these, Yebilaptsa Hospital is observed to have highest number of tests (n=446) followed by Panbang Hospital (n=324) and Zhemgang Hospital (n=152). Panbang Hospital had highest reported positive for scrub typhus with 56.6%(n=43) relative to the number of tests prescribed. Yebilaptsa Hospital had 35.5%(n=27) tests positive while Zhemgang Hospital had 7.9%(n=6). The tests prescribed for scrub typhus was minimal during winter months with December and January months contributing less than 15 tests in all health centres combined. The testing pattern picks up from the month of March and goes peak during the summer months of July through to September as shown in Figure 1.