Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have been occurring in Gorakhpur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India, for several years. In 2016, we conducted a case–control study. Our findings revealed a high proportion of AES cases with Orientia tsutsugamushi IgM and IgG, indicating that scrub typhus is...

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Main Authors: Mahima Mittal, Jeromie Wesley Vivian Thangaraj, Winsley Rose, Valsan Philip Verghese, C.P. Girish Kumar, Mahim Mittal, R. Sabarinathan, Vijay Bondre, Nivedita Gupta, Manoj V. Murhekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
scrub typhus
India
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
acute encephalitis syndrome
meningitis/encephalitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0025_article

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