Deforestation Increases the Risk of Scrub Typhus in Korea
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16091518
Abstract: Background: Scrub typhus is an important public health issue in Korea. Risk factors for scrub typhus include both individual-level factors and environmental drivers, and some are related to the increased density of vector mites and… read more here.
Keywords: public health; risk scrub; scrub typhus; deforestation ... See more keywords
Evidence of natural infection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in vectors and animal hosts - Risk of scrub typhus transmission to humans in Puducherry, South India.
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_130_19
Abstract: Background Scrub typhus infection is endemic in India and reported to be the major cause for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in humans. Periodic occurrence of scrub typhus cases and presence of pathogen in rodents were… read more here.
Keywords: orientia tsutsugamushi; tsutsugamushi; risk scrub; scrub typhus ... See more keywords