Scrub typhus (ST) is an acute focal infectious disease that is caused by Orientia
tsutsugamushi. The Asia-Pacific region is an area of relatively high incidence. There is a …

Introduction Scrub typhus is a mite-borne tropical febrile illness with high mortality if
untreated. The presence of eschar is pathognomonic, but a wide range of frequencies of …

Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) constitutes the predominant cause of healthcare
seeking in Odisha. This prospective study was conducted to analyse the clinical …

Climate is one of the major factors determining the prevalence and seasonality of vector
borne diseases like scrub typhus (ST). We analyzed, the association of the meteorological …

Objective Scrub typhus is a common cause of fever in Asia. The antibody response to
infection and its effect on subsequent infection are unclear. We studied the IgM and IgG …

Background Scrub typhus, caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot), is a widespread
vector-borne disease transmitted by chigger mites. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis …

Spotted fever (SF) is an important treatable cause of acute febrile illness (AFI) with rash and
has reemerged in India. A prospective AFI with rash study was undertaken at a South Indian …

Objective Differentiating scrub typhus from other acute febrile illnesses is difficult due to non-
specificity of clinical symptoms and relative absence of eschar in Indian population. Antibody …

Laboratory tests are necessary for diagnosis of scrub typhus (ST) especially in the absence
of the distinctive eschar. Performance of an ELISA and ICT (immunochromatography) to …

Background Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by intracellular bacteria from the
genus Orientia. It is estimated that one billion people are at risk, with one million cases …