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Rare Coinfection of Scrub Typhus and Malaria in Immunocompetent Person [PDF]

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2012
Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Recently it has been found to endemic in Subhimalayan region of India.Malaria is highly endemic in rest of India
Ashok Sharma, Rajeev Raina, Pravesh Dhiman, Adarsh, Irappa Madhabhavi, Prashant Panda   +5 more
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Concurrent Scrub Typhus, Dengue, and Leptospirosis: A Rare Triple Co-Infection: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In endemic areas, acute undifferentiated febrile illness has a wide differential with overlapping features that can lead to misdiagnosis. Although triple co‐infection with scrub typhus, dengue, and leptospirosis is extremely rare, high clinical suspicion and early detection are vital to avoid delayed treatment, multi‐organ dysfunction, and ...
Jha SK, Dahal B, Adhikari A, Basnet KS, Singh S, Acharya M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Rare and Severe Multisystem Cascade of AKI, ARDS, and Septic Shock Leading to Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Scrub Typhus Patient: A Case Report From Nepal. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an acute febrile illness prevalent in Nepal with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Severe forms can lead to multiorgan dysfunction, including acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock, and rarely, acalculous cholecystitis.
Kaphle P, Upadhyaya M, Shrestha S, Shrestha A, Giri D, Hamal K, Ojha L.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ears of the Armadillo: Global Health Research and Neglected Diseases in Texas [PDF]

, 2013
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have\ud been recently identified as significant public\ud health problems in Texas and elsewhere in\ud the American South. A one-day forum on the\ud landscape of research and development and\ud the hidden burden of NTDs
AD Harries, AV Bode, BI Restrepo, BI Restrepo, Bruce Y. Lee, BY Lee, BY Lee, C Barona-Vilar, C Bern, C González, CA Petersen, CE Matthews, CL Fredregill, CM Jean, CP McHugh, D Nash, E Dumonteil, EG Radke, EJ Hanford, Harold S. Margolis, HQ Qu, HQ Qu, J Cox, JA Serpa, JC Vazquez-Chagoyan, Jennifer Chow, Jesus G. Valenzuela, JJ Wen, JK Andrus, JK Andrus, JM Brunkard, Jocelyn K. Lambuth, Jon Andrus, Joseph B. McCormick, K Kline, K Purcell, K Schleich, Karen A. Goraleski, KM Lillibridge, KO Murray, KO Murray, KO Murray, Kristy O. Murray, KY Won, LM Gardner, MA Barry, Maria Elena Bottazzi, MM Ramos, MS Nolan, MS Nolan, N Bouri, NA Wright, OA Saldarriaga, P Hotez, P Hotez, P Reiter, Peter J. Hotez, Peter Melby, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, Rebeca Rico-Hesse, RJ Harrigan, S Mirza, S Sarkar, SA Kjos, SP Fisher-Hoch, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, T Meyer, Y Moolani   +79 more
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Variation in Small Mammal Species Composition and the Occurrence of Parasitic Mites in Two Landscapes in a Scrub Typhus Endemic Region of Western Yunnan Province, China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Yunnan Province, the most serious scrub typhus endemic areas in China, provides abundant ecological resources that sustain parasite and host populations. The distribution of vector‐borne diseases is driven by interactions between hosts, vectors and the environment, revealing critical ecological dynamics.
Luo YY, Yin JX, Shao ZT, Liu ZK, Yin SQ, Lu JL, Li JC, Wei R, Geater AF.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar [PDF]

, 2017
This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust (RCDF and Senior Fellowship to ST, #081705 and #095171), the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, and the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, a Division of the Armed Forces Health ...
Harrison, Thomas Alan, Jiang, Ju, Maina, Alice N, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Rakotonanahary, Rado J L, Richards, Allen L, Telfer, Sandra   +6 more
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Scrub typhus initially manifested as diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report

IDCases, 2018
We report a case of a patient with scrub typhus who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The patient initially manifested with DKA, and was diagnosed with acute scrub typhus after evaluation the precipitating factors of DKA. No other complications
Dong Ho Jo, Tae Yang Yu, Young Jun Kim, Jae Hoon Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Seroprevalence for Typhus Group rickettsiae, southwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Rickettsioses caused by typhus group rickettsiae have been reported in various African regions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,227 participants from 9 different sites in the Mbeya region, Tanzania; overall seroprevalence of typhus group ...
Clowes, Petra, Dill, Tatjana, Dobler, Gerhard, Heinrich, Norbert, Hoelscher, Michael, Kroidl, Inge, Löscher, Thomas, Maboko, Leonard, Machibya, Harun, Ntinginya, Elias, Saathoff, Elmar   +10 more
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
Scrub typhus is a febrile illness and can present with manifestations ranging from subclinical symptoms to multiorgan failure and death. Scrub typhus is a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis. A patient presenting with the features of acute cholecystitis
Suman Acharya, Jayant Kumar Yadav, Nischal Khanal, Raju Bhandari, Bikal Ghimire   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August–November 2020.
Tetsuro Aita, Eiichiro Sando, Shungo Katoh, Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Hiromi Fujita, Noriaki Kurita   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source