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Vector and rodent surveillance for Orientia tsutsugamushi in north India
12 Sept 2022
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Scrub typhus or chigger borne typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is an emerging vector-borne disease as large numbers of cases have been reported in various tropical countries. It is transmitted to humans through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). The knowledge about the vector, its distribution, density and habitat are important so as to understand the epidemiology of scrub...
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