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Lesson learnt from a missed case of scrub typhus: An interesting case report

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2018
The diagnosis of scrub typhus, though endemic in several parts of India, is missed due to various reasons such as nonspecific presentation of symptoms, lack of knowledge among treating physician, and poor access to diagnostic facilities.
Murugaprakash Bagavathinathan, Prabha Thangaraj   +1 more
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The First Report on Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a Zoonotic Haematophagous Insect Infestation in Humans in Bangladesh: A Case Report and Literature Review

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2025.
An 18‐year‐old girl who didn't have any pets but was infested with fleas from a pet‐owning neighbour. Flea‐bite dermatitis caused severe pruritus, urticarial and papulomatous lesions on the neck and arm. Fleas were removed and identified as Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea.
Nusrat Nowrin Shohana, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Sharmin Shahid Labony, Md. Haydar Ali, Md. Abdul Alim, Ashim Kumar Nandi, Anisuzzaman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scrub typhus causing myocarditis and ARDS: A case report

Heart India, 2013
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is endemic in the so-called "tsutsugamushi triangle". There is a wide spectrum of presentation of the disease ranging from uncomplicated febrile illness to life-threatening sepsis with multiorgan ...
Sai Lakshmikanth Bharathi, S Jayachandran, N Senthil, S Sujatha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal [PDF]

, 2011
Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and Spain.
Abarca, Katia, Bermudez, Sergio, De Sousa, Rita, Dolz, Gaby, Labruna, Marcelo B., Mattar V, Salim, Nava, Santiago, Oteo, Jose, Romero, Luis, Venzal, Jose M., Zavala-Castro, Jorge   +10 more
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Development of a duplex real-time PCR for the detection of Rickettsia spp. and typhus group rickettsia in clinical samples. [PDF]

, 2011
Molecular diagnosis using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may allow earlier diagnosis of rickettsiosis. We developed a duplex real-time PCR that amplifies (1) DNA of any rickettsial species and (2) DNA of both typhus group rickettsia, that is ...
Cometta, A., Giulieri, S., Greub, G., Jaton, K., Trellu, L.T.   +4 more
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The Effect of Climate Change on Emergence and Evolution of Zoonotic Diseases in Asia

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 7, Page 587-611, November 2025.
ABSTRACT As the climate of Asia changes under the influence of global warming, the incidence and spatial distribution of known zoonoses will evolve, and new zoonoses are expected to emerge as a result of greater exposure to organisms which currently occur only in wildlife.
Roger S. Morris, Masako Wada
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of disease measured by disability-adjusted life years and a disease forecasting time series model of scrub typhus in Laiwu, China. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Laiwu District is recognized as a hyper-endemic region for scrub typhus in Shandong Province, but the seriousness of this problem has been neglected in public health circles.A disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) approach was adopted to measure the ...
Li-Ping Yang, Si-Yuan Liang, Xian-Jun Wang, Xiu-Jun Li, Yan-Ling Wu, Wei Ma   +5 more
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Robert Koch, Creation, and the Specificity of Germs [PDF]

, 2010
Microbiology is dominated by evolution today. Just look at any text, journal article, or the topics presented at professional scientific meetings. Darwin is dominant. Microbiology is dominated by evolution today.
Gillen, Alan L., Oliver, Douglas, Sherwin, Frank   +2 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for murine typhus, scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses among adolescent and adult patients presenting to Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 9, Page 966-977, September 2025.
Abstract Objectives To inform patient management and disease prevention, we sought to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) among febrile patients presenting to hospital in Myanmar.
Thomas R. Bowhay, Tin Ohn Myat, Win Thandar Oo, Hla Kye Mone, Katrina J. Sharples, Matthew T. Robinson, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul N. Newton, Stuart D. Blacksell, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, James E. Ussher, David R. Murdoch, Wah Win Htike, John A. Crump   +13 more
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Japanese Encephalitis Associated With Quadriplegia: The First Reported Case of Nepal

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Japanese encephalitis (JE), a viral infection transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, primarily affects children and adolescents in endemic regions, with severe cases leading to life‐threatening neurological complications. We report the first documented case of JE‐associated quadriplegia in Nepal, involving a 19‐year‐old male presenting with high ...
Suman Chaudhary, Aayush Bist
wiley   +1 more source