Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area. It threatens one
billion people globally, and causes illness in one million people each year. Caused by …

The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

Background Scrub typhus, a bacterial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is
increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Asia, with an estimated one million …

Scrub typhus is a life-threatening zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi organisms that
are transmitted by the larvae of trombiculid mites. Endemic scrub typhus was originally …

Four out of five people in the world with diabetes now live in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC), and the incidence of diabetes is accelerating in poorer communities …

Introduction: Doxycycline is highly effective, inexpensive with a broad therapeutic spectrum
and exceptional bioavailability. However these benefits have been overshadowed by its …

Rickettsial diseases, caused by a variety of obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria
from the genera Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia, Neoehrlichia, and Anaplasma …

A laboratory diagnostic paradigm shift in rickettsial infections is evolving, with replacement of
indirect immunofluorescence assay by the more objective ELISA coupled with nucleic acid …

Scrub typhus infection is an important cause of acute undifferentiated fever in South East
Asia. The clinical picture is characterized by sudden onset fever with chills and non-specific …

Rickettsial diseases are a group of vector-borne bacterial infections that cause acute febrile
illness with potentially severe or fatal complications. These vector-borne diseases are …