Epidemiology, clinical profile and laboratory parameters of scrub typhus cases in West Bengal

Study of Epidemiology, Clinical Profile and Laboratory Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus in and around Puducherry

Aim: To study epidemiology, clinical profile and laboratory diagnosis of scrub typhus in and around Puducherry. Materials and Methods: This is a single centre, cross sectional study at tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, India. Clinically suspected cases of scrub typhus among all patients of febrile illness over a period of two years were analyzed. Diagnosis was confirmed serologically by Wei...

Scrub Typhus in Southern Districts of West Bengal

Scrub typhus has been previously reported from north and eastern Indian states and areas such as Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, and Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It has also been known to be endemic in some parts of South India (Eastern and Western Ghats). However, no cases have ever been reported from the southern districts of West Bengal. Here, we report five cases of scrub t...

Clinical and paraclinical profile, and predictors of outcome in 90 cases of scrub typhus, Meghalaya, India

BACKGROUND India is an integral component of "tsutsugamushi triangle" which depicts a part of the globe endemic to scrub typhus. Owing to frequent outbreaks witnessed in different parts of the country in the recent past, scrub typhus is described as a re-emerging infectious disease in India. The present study aimed to study the clinical and paraclinical profile, complications and predictors of ...

Laboratory Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus

Laboratory Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus