Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Seasonal Variation of Scrub Typhus Fever in Central Nepal
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne acute febrile illness caused by <i>Orientia. tsutsugamushi,</i> a zoonotic bacterial infection common in the region known as the tsutsugamushi triangle. This study aims to determine the seroprevalence, seasonal variation, and risk factors of scrub typhus amon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/27 |