Table 3.

Estimated human population exposed at different levels of scrub typhus transmission suitability in Nepal.

Class of Suitability	Suitability Cut-of Values	Area (Km2)	Area (%)	Population	Population (%)
Unsuitable	<0.18	63,817.68	43.35	1,116,808	6.06
Moderately suitable	0.18–0.35	34,528.66	23.46	4,031,218	21.87
Suitable	0.3–0.5	27,758.33	18.86	5,395,633	29.27
Highly suitable	>0.52	21,076.31	14.32	7,887,215	42.79
Total		147,181	100.00	18,434,230	1000.00