Salyan, Oct. 6 -- A scrub typhus outbreak that began in Salyan's Darma Rural Municipality in July has continued to spread, with health authorities failing to bring the disease under control more than two months later.

At least 56 new infections were detected on Monday alone during tests conducted at health facilities across the district.

Health workers from the federal, provincial, district and local levels have been conducting health camps to identify and treat patients and investigate the outbreak. But health officials say a lack of awareness and failure among residents to take basic precautions have allowed the disease to persist.

Nine people have died from the disease, including eight in Darma and one in Chhatreshwari Rural Municip...