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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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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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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Climate variability, animal reservoir and transmission of scrub typhus in Southern China. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 OBJECTIVES:We aimed to evaluate the relationships between climate variability, animal reservoirs and scrub typhus incidence in Southern China. METHODS:We obtained data on scrub typhus cases in Guangzhou every month from 2006 to 2014 from the Chinese ...
Yuehong Wei +6 more
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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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Scrub Typhus — Scientific Neglect, Ever-Widening Impact [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 David H Walker
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A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Scrub Typhus Cases in a Tertiary Care Center of a Non-endemic Area. [PDF]
CureusMeena MK +5 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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