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History of Tsutsugamushi Disease in Korea. [PDF]
Infect Chemother, 2019 Tsutsugamushi disease or scrub typhus in Korea was first officially reported in foreign soldiers in 1951 and in indigenous persons in 1986. However, the history is further prolonged. The book Dong Ui Bo Gam, published in 1613, described "Soo Dok" (water poisoning), which is similar to tsutsugamushi disease.
Chung MH, Kang JS.
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Epidemiology of tsutsugamushi disease and its relationship with meteorological factors in Xiamen city, China. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Tsutsugamushi disease (TD) is an acute infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological features of TD, investigate chigger mites and their hosts, and investigate the meteorological factors affecting TD
Li Luo +12 more
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Rare Coinfection of Scrub Typhus and Malaria in Immunocompetent Person [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 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
Ashok Sharma +5 more
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Acute myocarditis caused by tsutsugamushi infection mimicking acute myocardial infarction: a case report [PDF]
Xin yixue, 2022 Acute myocarditis is an acute inflammatory disease of the myocardium induced by various causes. Partial acute myocarditis can cause chest pain, dynamic changes of myocardial enzymes and electrocardiogram, which mimick clinical symptoms of acute ...
Zhang Xiaoduo, Li Rong
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Scrub typhus, caused by mite-borne Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi), is a major febrile disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The DNA load of O.
Gaoyu Wang +24 more
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Metabolic responses to Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in a mouse model. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Tsutsugamushi disease is an infectious disease transmitted to humans through the bite of the Orientia tsutsugamushi-infected chigger mite; however, host-pathogen interactions and the precise mechanisms of damage in O.
Jeeyoun Jung +8 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has established regional centers at 16 locations to monitor vectors and pathogens. We investigated the geographical and temporal distribution of chigger mite populations to understand tsutsugamushi disease ...
Min-Goo Seo +6 more
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Antigenic Relationships among Human Pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi Isolates from Thailand [PDF]
, 2016 Scrub typhus is a common cause of undiagnosed febrile illness in certain tropical regions, but can be easily treated with antibiotics. The causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is antigenically variable which complicates diagnosis and efforts towards ...
Blacksell, S.D. (Stuart D.) +6 more
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Scrub Typhus and Molecular Characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Central Nepal
Pathogens, 2021 Scrub typhus is a vector-borne, acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus continues to be an important but neglected tropical disease in Nepal. Information on this pathogen in Nepal is limited to serological surveys with little
Rajendra Gautam +5 more
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Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus
Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 Scrub Typhus that is caused by Orienta tsutsugamushi is a zoonotic disease found commonly in north east zone of India. It is also known as tsutsugamushi fever as it clinically appears as an acute febrile illness with significant lethality if not treated ...
Arijit Mondal, Soumi Ghosh, Sourav Bag
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