Development and implementation of a strategy for early diagnosis and management of scrub typhus: an emerging public health threat

Development and implementation of a strategy for early diagnosis and management of scrub typhus: an emerging public health threat

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a re-emerging zoonotic disease in the tropics with considerable morbidity and mortality rates. This disease, which is mostly prevalent in rural areas, remains underdiagnosed and underreported because of the low index of suspicion and non-specific cl...

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Main Authors: Hitesh Kumar Jain, Arundhuti Das, Sujata Dixit, Harpreet Kaur, Sanghamitra Pati, Manoranjan Ranjit, Ambarish Dutta, Madhusmita Bal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
scrub typhus
implementation research
protocol
diagnosis
disease management
public health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1347183/full

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