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Case Report: Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Ikeda Strain Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Scrub typhus is an acute zoonotic febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi having a specific geographic endemic area. This infection could be complicated with multi-organ involvement including myocarditis with variable severity. Here, we report a
Hyejin Park, Yongwhan Lim, Min Chul Kim, Seong Eun Kim, In-Seok Jeong, Yoo Duk Choi, Dong-Min Kim   +6 more
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Rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006-2014 [PDF]

, 2017
Background: In the last decade, scrub typhus (ST) has been emerging or re-emerging in some areas of Asia, including Guangzhou, one of the most affected endemic areas of ST in China.
Cao, W.-C. (Wu-Chun), Fang, L.-Q. (Li-Qun), Huang, Y. (Yong), Li, X. (Xinlou), Li, X.-N. (Xiao-Ning), Liu, K. (Kun), Ma, M.-J. (Mai-Juan), Ma, Y. (Yu), Sun, Y. (Ye), Vlas, S.J. (Sake) de, Wei, Y.-H. (Yue-Hong), Yang, Y. (Yang), Yang, Z.-C. (Zhi-Cong), Yao, H.-W. (Hong-Wu), Zhang, W.-H. (Wen-Hui)   +14 more
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Scrub Typhus and Influenza A Co-Infection: A Case Report

Pathogens
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a neglected and reemerging disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality. It now extends beyond the Tsutsugamushi Triangle, the region wherein it has traditionally been endemic.
Chie Yamamoto, Ayano Maruyama, Jun Munakata, Tasuku Matsuyama, Keitaro Furukawa, Ryosuke Hamashima, Motohiko Ogawa, Yuki Hashimoto, Akiko Fukuda, Tohru Inaba, Yoko Nukui   +10 more
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Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Findings and Complications of Pediatric Scrub Typhus in Eastern Taiwan

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2009
Scrub typhus is a clinically important endemic disease in Taiwan. The aims of this study were to analyze the clinical manifestations, laboratory data and complications of pediatric scrub typhus in eastern Taiwan. Patients and Methods: We searched medical
Wai-Tim Jim, Nan-Chang Chiu, Wai-Tao Chan, Che-Sheng Ho, Jui-Hsing Chang, Shi-Yu Huang, Sun Wu   +6 more
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Genotypic Heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Scrub Typhus Patients and Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Co-infection, Myanmar

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Serologic and molecular surveillance of serum collected from 152 suspected scrub typhus patients in Myanmar revealed Orientia tsutsugamushi of genotypic heterogeneity.
Aye Marlar Win, Yen Thi Hai Nguyen, Yuri Kim, Na-Young Ha, Jun-Gu Kang, Hongil Kim, Bo San, Okkar Kyaw, Wah Win Htike, Dong-Ok Choi, Keun-Hwa Lee, Nam-Hyuk Cho   +11 more
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Severe interstitial pneumonia due to murine typhus in a patient returning from Bali [PDF]

, 2017
Murine typhus has been increasingly reported as a cause of fever in returning travelers from Southeast Asia. We report a case of a previously healthy traveler returning from Bali with an non-specific febrile illness which quickly progressed to a severe ...
Alves, João, Carvalho, Ana Cláudia, Ceia, Filipa, Malheiro, Luís, Santos, Lurdes, Sarmento, António, Sobrinho-Simões, Joana, Sousa, Rita   +7 more
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Acute Q Fever and Scrub Typhus, Southern Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
Acute Q fever and scrub typhus are zoonoses endemic to southern Taiwan. Among the 137 patients with acute Q fever (89, 65.0%) or scrub typhus (43, 31.4%), we identified 5 patients (3.6%) who were co-infected with Coxiella burnetii and Orientia ...
Chung-Hsu Lai, Yen-Hsu Chen, Jiun-Nong Lin, Lin-Li Chang, Wei-Fang Chen, Hsi-Hsun Lin   +5 more
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Scrub Typhus Presenting with Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy in A Female [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Scrub typhus, a rickettsial disease is endemic in several parts of India usually presenting with acute symptoms. Fever, maculopapular rash, eschar, history of tick exposure and supportive diagnostic tests usually leads to diagnosis.
Tony Ete, Jaya Mishra, Bhupen Barman, Sumantro Mondal, Rondeep Kumar Nath Sivam   +4 more
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Estimating the Seroprevalence of Scrub Typhus in Nepal

Pathogens
Prior to the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015, scrub typhus was not recognized as a highly endemic disease in the country. This contrasted with neighboring India, where scrub typhus is endemic and there have been sporadic outbreaks of severe forms.
Piyada Linsuwanon, Nutthanun Auysawasdi, Chien-Chung Chao, Wuttikon Rodkvamtook, Binob Shrestha, Samita Bajracharya, Jasmin Shrestha, Sirima Wongwairot, Chawin Limsuwan, Erica Lindroth, Alyssa Mann, Silas Davidson, Elizabeth Wanja, Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha   +13 more
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Melioidosis and scrub typhus co-infection in a patient presenting with acute undifferentiated febrile illness

JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2019
Melioidosis and scrub typhus are endemic diseases in Malaysia. However, unlike melioidosis, scrub typhus is more difficult to be diagnosed and in Malaysia its true disease burden is unknown.
Muhammad Yazli Yuhana, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Pimpan Sujariyakul, Piengchan Sonthayanon, Kesinee Chotivanich, Daniel H. Paris, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Stuart D. Blacksell, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn   +8 more
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