Emergence of Schoengastiella ligula as the vector of scrub typhus outbreak in Darjeeling: Has Leptotrombidium deliense been replaced?
Background: Following a suspected outbreak of scrub typhus in Kurseong, Darjeeling, the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune was requested by the National Institute of Epidemiology and the State authorities to undertake investigation of the ongoing scrub typhus outbreak and suggest containment measure...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2011;volume=55;issue=2;spage=92;epage=99;aulast=Tilak |