Scrub Typhus Seroprevalence in Healthy Indian Population

Scrub typhus, a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an important cause of acute febrile illness in India. This preliminary study determines the seroprevalence of scrub typhus in healthy Indian adults by measuring IgM and IgG antibodies to scrub typhus by ELISA in 100 healthy blood donors...

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Main Authors: Mallika Sengupta, Shalini Anandan, Dolly Daniel, John Antony Jude Prakash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6623/14708_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf