The estimated burden of scrub typhus in Thailand from national surveillance data (2003-2018).

• Main Authors: Tri Wangrangsimakul (Author), Ivo Elliott (Author), Supalert Nedsuwan (Author), Rawadee Kumlert (Author), Soawapak Hinjoy (Author), Kittipong Chaisiri (Author), Nicholas P J Day (Author), Serge Morand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a major cause of acute febrile illness in the tropics and is endemic over large areas of the Asia Pacific region. The national and global burden of scrub typhus remains unclear due to limited data and difficulties surrounding diagnosis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Scrub...