Cover up for scrub typhus season: CDC
TOMB SWEEPING:
CDC physician Lin Yung-ching said that scrub typhus is usually transmitted to humans when they are bitten by chiggers in dense grass or shrubs
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
With the scrub typhus season approaching, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday advised people to cover up when sweeping tombs or doing other activities outdoors, as the fatality rate can be as high as 60 percent without proper treatment.
Cases of scrub typhus usually begin to increase in April and reach their peak in May or June, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Guo Hung-wei (郭宏偉) said.