IGMC Shimla records Third Scrub Typhus Death, health advisory issued
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh health department has issued an advisory on scrub typhus disease following the season's third death reported at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla.
The latest victim, 34-year-old Saroj, was referred from Civil Hospital Rohru with severe sepsis and septic shock. She was admitted to IGMC on August 8, 2025, and tested positive for scrub typhus the next day.
Despite intensive care in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), she died at around 3:00 PM on August 10.
Dr. Rahul Rao, Medical Superintendent of IGMC, said the immediate cause of death was sepsis with septic shock, caused by scrub typhus. Earlier, two other patients had died of the disease at the hospital this season, news agency UNI reported.
Testing at IGMC shows a worrying trend. As of August 6, 29 samples had been tested, with six positives. Today, out of four samples tested, three were positive.
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