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Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium.
Tej Nath Nepal, Sonam Drukpa
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A novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Hokkaido, Japan [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2021
AbstractThe increasing burden of tick-borne orthonairovirus infections, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, is becoming a global concern for public health. In the present study, we identify a novel orthonairovirus, designated Yezo virus (YEZV), from two patients showing acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia after tick bite in ...
Mariko Ishizuka, Asako Shigeno, Yurino Terauchi, Fumihiro Kodama, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Masayuki Saijo, Katsuro Hagiwara, Masahiro Miyoshi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Chiaki Funaki, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Yukari Itakura, Kango Tatemoto, Kimiaki Yamano, Atsushi Nagasaka, Katsunori Okazaki, Hiroaki Kariwa, Shunji Edagawa, Rika Komagome, Keita Matsuno, Keita Matsuno, Kentaro Yoshii, Takuya Ito, Mariko Sashika, Keita Mizuma, Yasuko Orba, Eun-Sil Park, Hirofumi Sawa, Akiko Goto, Ryo Nakao, Ken Maeda   +30 more
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Use of Scatterplot Patterns Derived from Automated Haematological Analysers in the Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illnesses [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) is common in the tropics and caused by diverse pathogens. Dengue, malaria, enteric fever and scrub typhus are few common causes of AFI in India.
Ronit Juthani, Debdatta Basu
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Dengue and other common causes of acute febrile illness in Asia: an active surveillance study in children. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Common causes of acute febrile illness in tropical countries have similar symptoms, which often mimic those of dengue. Accurate clinical diagnosis can be difficult without laboratory confirmation and disease burden is generally under-reported.
Maria Rosario Capeding, Mary Noreen Chua, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Ismail I H M Hussain, Revathy Nallusamy, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Kusnandi Rusmil, Usa Thisyakorn, Stephen J Thomas, Ngoc Huu Tran, Dewa Nyoman Wirawan, In-Kyu Yoon, Alain Bouckenooghe, Yanee Hutagalung, Thelma Laot, Tram Anh Wartel   +15 more
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Fatal acute undifferentiated febrile illness among clinically suspected leptospirosis cases in Colombia, 2016-2019.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundAcute undifferentiated febrile illness is a common challenge for clinicians, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Incorrect or delayed diagnosis of febrile patients may result in medical complications or preventable deaths.
Eliana L Parra Barrera, Jhonatan Reales-González, Daniela Salas, Elizabeth Reyes Santamaría, Solmara Bello, Angélica Rico, Lissethe Pardo, Edgar Parra, Karina Rodriguez, Zonía Alarcon, Angela Patricia Guerra Vega, Mayra A Porras, Sergio Yebrail Gomez-Rangel, Carolina Duarte, Jaime Moreno   +14 more
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Scrub typhus presenting as an acute abdomen

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2014
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, which presents as an acute febrile illness with headache, myalgia, breathlessness, and an eschar, a pathognomonic sign, in a varying proportion of patients.
PP Abhilash Kundavaram, Sohini Das, M Varghese George   +2 more
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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from culture-negative dried blood spots by real-time PCR in Nigerian children with acute febrile illness

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objectives Acute febrile illness is a common cause of hospital admission, and its associated infectious causes, of which a key bacterial causative agent is Streptococcus pneumoniae, contribute to substantial morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate
Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado, Mark R. Schleiss, Amy J. Yi, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga, Chuma Onuchukwu, Dominic Umoru, Stephen K. Obaro   +7 more
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Emergence of Epidemic Dengue-1 Virus in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND:Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily along the heavily urbanized western coast with periodic shifting of serotypes ...
Champica K Bodinayake, L Gayani Tillekeratne, Ajith Nagahawatte, Vasantha Devasiri, Wasantha Kodikara Arachichi, John J Strouse, October M Sessions, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Anna Uehara, Shiqin Howe, Xin Mei Ong, Sharon Tan, Angelia Chow, Praveen Tummalapalli, Aruna D De Silva, Truls Østbye, Christopher W Woods, Duane J Gubler, Megan E Reller   +18 more
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Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Bangkok, Thailand [PDF]

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019
Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) has been a diagnostic dilemma in the tropics. Without accurate point-of-care tests, information on local pathogens and clinical parameters is essential for presumptive diagnosis. A prospective hospital-based study was conducted at the Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases from 2013 to 2015 to determine ...
Charin Thawornkuno, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong, Yupaporn Wattanagoon, Udomsak Silachamroon, Viravarn Luvira, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Wirongrong Chierakul   +7 more
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Unusual oral expulsion of adult Taenia worm through vomiting

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
A 49‐year‐old woman with a history of abdominal discomfort and raw beef intake vomited a long adult Taenia after an episode of acute febrile illness. This case report describes that Taeniasis can rarely present with oral expulsion of the tapeworm.
Saud Mohammed Raja
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