Scrub typhus, a mite-borne bacterial infection, may be a major yet under-recognised cause of fever-related hospitalisations in India, researchers have cautioned after estimating that 10 per cent of ...

A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of rural populations each year.

A new study has revealed scrub typhus’ infection could be an “under-recognised” leading cause of hospitalisations for fever. The researchers of the study found that scrub typhus affects ...

A recent study has revealed that scrub typhus infection could be an “under-recognised” leading cause of hospitalisations for fever, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the cases. The study ...

Lead author Carol Devamani, from the Christian Medical College Vellore, said, "After COVID-19, scrub typhus was the most important cause of fever in our study, accounting for almost 30 per cent of ...

Devamani CS, Prakash JAJ, Alexander N, et al. High initial IgG antibody levels against Orientia tsutsugamushi are associated with an increased risk of severe scrub typhus infection. PLoS Negl Trop ...

Scrub typhus cases spike in Tamil Nadu; symptoms include fever, eschar, and rash DPH recommends doxycycline and azithromycin for effective treatment Vector control and public awareness campaigns ...

Serum antibody testing shows positive IgG antibodies to O. tsutsugamushi in both acute and convalescent phase samples, with the IgG antibody titer in convalescent phase samples being four times higher ...

From 35,662 samples, 1,746 tested positive for scrub typhus including 948 women. The positivity rate, however, wasn’t uniform. Nearly 43% of the samples tested in Dindigul returned positive ...

Kinetics of IgM and IgG antibodies after scrub typhus infection and the clinical implications. Int J Infect Dis. 2018. Vol. 71:53–55. Sivaprakasam E, Rajan M, Pasupathy U, Ravichandran L. Clinical ...

BHUBANESWAR: At least eight people have died in Odisha due to scrub typhus, the state's health director said. "At least eight people in Odisha died due to ...