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 …

Scrub typhus is a mite-borne, acute febrile illness caused by the bacterium Orientia
tsutsugamushi. It is a re-emerging infectious disease of the tsutsugamushi triangle. Scrub …

Diagnosis of scrub typhus, caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, is challenging
because of the overlap of its non-specific symptoms with other infections coupled with the …

Rickettsial diseases and scrub typhus constitute a group of the oldest known vector-borne
diseases. The cosmopolitan distribution of the vectors that transmit rickettsiae and orientiae …

Background Infection-related acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important preventable cause of
morbidity and mortality in the tropical region. The prevalence and outcome of kidney …

Objective To formulate practice guidelines on rickettsial diseases in children for
pediatricians across India. Justification Rickettsial diseases are increasingly being reported …

Oriental theileriosis, a tick-borne disease of bovids caused by members of the Theileria
orientalis complex, has a worldwide distribution. Globally, at least 11 distinct genotypes of T …

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness in the “tsutsugamushi triangle”, transmitted by
chiggers that can be treated effectively if detected early. Laboratory testing, including …

Background The indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) is considered a reference test for
scrub typhus. Recently, the Scrub Typhus Infection Criteria (STIC; a combination of culture …

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a major viral disease in cats, causing leukemia and
lymphoma. The molecular detection of FeLV RNA and the DNA provirus are important for …