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Kolkata: It has become a major concern for health department officials in the state as the number of patients affected with scrub typhus has gone up manifold. Senior health department officials will hold a meeting with the district officials to discuss on scrub typhus disease, which has so far claimed two lives in the state. Scrub typhus is a disease caused by bacteria called orientia tsutsugamushi and it commonly occurs in rural areas. The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches and rashes. Scrub typhus is a disease that can be treated with antibiotics, if it is detected early, doctors said..