The burden of scrub typhus in India: A systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Scrub typhus, a vector-borne zoonotic infection caused by the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi, is one of the most common and clinically important rickettsial infections worldwide. An estimated one million cases occur annually with a high case fatality rate. Although sc...

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Main Authors: Emily Devasagayam, Divya Dayanand, Debasree Kundu, Mohan S Kamath, Richard Kirubakaran, George M Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009619