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

• Main Authors: Emily Devasagayam (Author), Divya Dayanand (Author), Debasree Kundu (Author), Mohan S Kamath (Author), Richard Kirubakaran (Author), George M Varghese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...