Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India
To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013–2015. Our findings suggest that O. tsutsugamushi infection lea...
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| author | Siraj A. Khan Trishna Bora Basanta Laskar Abdul M. Khan Prafulla Dutta |
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| description | To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013–2015. Our findings suggest that O. tsutsugamushi infection leads to AES and the resulting illness and death. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14109956267f46268b4f9b978003ee732022-12-21T23:38:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-01-0123114815010.3201/eid2301.161038Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, IndiaSiraj A. KhanTrishna BoraBasanta LaskarAbdul M. KhanPrafulla DuttaTo determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013–2015. Our findings suggest that O. tsutsugamushi infection leads to AES and the resulting illness and death.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1038_articleScrub typhusAESAssamIndiavector-borne infectionsbacteria |
| spellingShingle | Siraj A. Khan Trishna Bora Basanta Laskar Abdul M. Khan Prafulla Dutta Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India Emerging Infectious Diseases Scrub typhus AES Assam India vector-borne infections bacteria |
| title | Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India |
| title_full | Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India |
| title_fullStr | Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India |
| title_short | Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India |
| title_sort | scrub typhus leading to acute encephalitis syndrome assam india |
| topic | Scrub typhus AES Assam India vector-borne infections bacteria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1038_article |
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