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Risk mapping of scrub typhus infections in Qingdao city, China.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundThe emergence and re-emergence of scrub typhus has been reported in the past decade in many global regions. In this study, we aim to identify potential scrub typhus infection risk zones with high spatial resolution in Qingdao city, in which ...
Hualei Xin +10 more
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Indian pediatrics, 2006 Scrub typhus is being increasingly reported in adults in India. It should be considered a strong possibility in all undifferentiated fevers. Two children with this infection are being reported highlighting the wide variation in clinical presentation. Specific tests should be preferred over Weil Felix test wherever possible especially in areas reporting
GEORGE WATT, DAVID H. WALKER
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 BackgroundThe aetiological diagnostic of fevers in Laos remains difficult due to limited laboratory diagnostic facilities. However, it has recently become apparent that both scrub and murine typhus are common causes of previous undiagnosed fever ...
Julie Vallée +9 more
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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 +5 more
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Evidence of Rickettsia and Orientia Infections Among Abattoir Workers in Djibouti. [PDF]
, 2016 Of 49 workers at a Djiboutian abattoir, eight (16%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9-29) were seropositive against spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR), two (4%, 95% CI: 1-14) against typhus group rickettsiae, and three (6%, 95% CI: 2-17) against ...
Ahmed, Ammar Abdo +7 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionScrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a neglected tropical disease. The southern part of China is considered an important epidemic and conserved area of scrub typhus.
Zixu Wang +18 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Scrub typhus is a major cause of acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) in the Asia–Pacific region. Nonspecific presentation, limited diagnostic accuracy and delayed treatment increase morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to develop a simple clinical score for early diagnosis in adults with AUFI. Methods A cross‐sectional
Wilawan Thipmontree +3 more
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Rare Coinfection of Scrub Typhus and Malaria in Immunocompetent Person [PDF]
, 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
Bellad, A +5 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez +3 more
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Climate variability, animal reservoir and transmission of scrub typhus in Southern China.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 ObjectivesWe aimed to evaluate the relationships between climate variability, animal reservoirs and scrub typhus incidence in Southern China.MethodsWe 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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