Background Scrub typhus, a vector-borne zoonotic infection caused by the bacteria Orientia
tsutsugamushi, is one of the most common and clinically important rickettsial infections …

Background Scrub typhus is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that can be life-threatening.
There are no licensed vaccines, or vector control efforts in place. Despite increasing …

A laboratory diagnostic paradigm shift in rickettsial infections is evolving, with replacement of
indirect immunofluorescence assay by the more objective ELISA coupled with nucleic acid …

Scrub typhus infection is an important cause of acute undifferentiated fever in South East
Asia. The clinical picture is characterized by sudden onset fever with chills and non-specific …

The mite-borne rickettsial zoonosis scrub typhus is widely prevalent in parts of Southeast
and Far East Asia, and northern Australia. The disease is an acute febrile illness, associated …

Background Scrub typhus, an important cause of acute fever in Asia, is caused by Orientia
tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular bacterium. Antibiotics currently used to treat scrub …

Background The appropriate antibiotic treatment for severe scrub typhus, a neglected but
widespread reemerging zoonotic infection, is unclear. Methods In this multicenter, double …

Background Tropical infectious diseases like dengue, scrub typhus, murine typhus,
leptospirosis, and enteric fever continue to contribute substantially to the febrile disease …

Bacterial zoonoses comprise a group of diseases in humans or animals acquired by direct
contact with or by oral consumption of contaminated animal materials, or via arthropod …

Scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, has
become endemic in many parts of India. We studied the clinical profile of this infection in 228 …