Emergence of Schoengastiella ligula as the vector of scrub typhus outbreak in Darjeeling: Has Leptotrombidium deliense been replaced?

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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Main Authors: Rina Tilak, Rajesh Kunwar, Urmila B Wankhade, V W Tilak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Leptotrombidium
Schoengatiella ligula
Scrub typhus
Trombiculid mite
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2011;volume=55;issue=2;spage=92;epage=99;aulast=Tilak

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