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.