First case of scrub typhus with meningoencephalitis from Kerala: An emerging infectious threat
Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most common infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been reported from northern, eastern, and southern India, and its presence has been documented in at least 11 Indian states. However, scrub typhus men...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2012;volume=15;issue=2;spage=141;epage=144;aulast=Saifudheen |