Evidence of natural infection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in vectors and animal hosts – Risk of scrub typhus transmission to humans in Puducherry, South India

Evidence of natural infection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in vectors and animal hosts – Risk of scrub typhus transmission to humans in Puducherry, South India

Background: Scrub typhus infection is endemic in India and reported to be the major cause for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in humans. Periodic occurrence of scrub typhus cases and presence of pathogen in rodents were also reported in areas with human cases of scrub typhus in Puducherry. Objecti...

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Main Authors: Panneer Devaraju, Bhuvaneswari Arumugam, Iswaryalakshmi Mohan, Mariselvam Paraman, Mathivanan Ashokkumar, Gunasekaran Kasinathan, Jambulingam Purushothaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
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acute encephalitis syndrome
leptotrombidium deliense
orientia tsutsugamushi
scrub typhus
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=1;spage=27;epage=31;aulast=Devaraju

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