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Environmental Conditions and Mite Vectors Shape the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Scrub Typhus in Guangdong Province, Mainland China [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseScrub typhus has emerged as a life-threatening and increasingly prevalent vector-borne disease. While the spatial and temporal distributions of scrub typhus have been studied by the research community, the main driving factors that influence the ...
Peiwei Fan +16 more
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by orientia tsutsugamushi, transmitted to humans by the bite of the larva of trombiculid mites. It causes a disseminated vasculitic and perivascular inflammatory lesions resulting in significant vascular ...
Amy G Rapsang, Prithwis Bhattacharyya
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High levels of Interleukin − 13 in patients with scrub typhus correlate with disease severity [PDF]
Scientific ReportsScrub typhus is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. It has a high fatality rate if not treated in time. Currently, there are still limited reliable biomarkers for predicting the disease progression of scrub typhus. A
Yuehua Chen +9 more
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Clinical and laboratory factors associated with scrub typhus and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Southwestern Korea: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundScrub typhus and Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) are prevalent infectious diseases in South Korea. This study compared the clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with scrub typhus and HFRS treated at Chosun University ...
Thinley Dorji +7 more
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Current and Future Projection of Scrub Typhus Risk Related to Land Use Change in China [PDF]
GeoHealthThe widespread concern surrounding the enhanced spillover risk of infectious diseases due to dramatic global land use changes has sparked significant discussion.
Ling Han +7 more
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Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 2020 Scrub typhus, also known as tsutsugamushi disease, is caused by Orientia sp. and approximately 1 million new cases are reported annually. This article discusses the importance of scrub typhus and its clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Elena M, Crecelius, Mark W, Burnett
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Scrub typhus with complications of acute myocarditis and cardiac tamponade in metropolitan areas: two case reports [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2023 Scrub typhus is known as one of the most common seasonal infections in endemic rural areas, but life-threatening cardiac complications in cases of scrub typhus are very infrequent.
Ki-Woon Kang, Wonho Kim
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Epidemiologic characteristics of scrub typhus on Jeju Island [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2017 OBJECTIVES Scrub typhus is the most common febrile disease in Korea during the autumn. Jeju Island is the largest island in South Korea and has a distinctive oceanic climate.
Sung Uk Lee
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Scrub typhus is emerging as a global public health threat owing to its increased prevalence and remarkable geographic expansion. However, it remains a neglected disease, and possible influences of meteorological factors on its risk are poorly understood.
Ling Han +9 more
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Scrub typhus pneumonitis [PDF]
QJM, 2010 A 57-year-old male previously healthy patient presented with a 1-week history of fever. Two weeks ago, he went to Orchid Island, which is near the east coast of Taiwan for diving. One week later, he experienced fever, shaking chills, headache cough with yellowish sputum and mild dyspnea after returning from Orchid Island.
C-H, Chen, W-C, Liao, C-Y, Tu
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