Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Hanh Thi Duc Tran (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Hung Manh Do (Author), Thanh Tien Hoang (Author), Hang Thi Hai Hoang (Author), Hoa Ngoc Lam (Author), Mai Kim Huynh (Author), Lan Thi Hoang Vu (Author), Jakob Zinsstag (Author), Daniel Henry Paris (Author), Esther Schelling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The risk factors for scrub typhus in Vietnam remain unknown. Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi often presents as an undifferentiated febrile illness and remains under appreciated due to the limited availability of diagnostic tests. This tropical rickettsial illness is...