Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India

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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Main Authors: Siraj A. Khan, Trishna Bora, Basanta Laskar, Abdul M. Khan, Prafulla Dutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
AES
Assam
India
vector-borne infections
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1038_article

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