Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India

To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013–2015. Our findings suggest that O. tsutsugamushi infection lea...

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Main Authors: Siraj A. Khan, Trishna Bora, Basanta Laskar, Abdul M. Khan, Prafulla Dutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
AES
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1038_article