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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009619 |