A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...

A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural ...

The scrub typhus infection is spread by the bite of an infected larval mite (chigger). Chiggers are found on grass, plant ...

Among those who were infected, 8 per cent to 15 per cent developed fever which often required hospital care, researchers said ...

Rural populations are at high risk of contracting scrub typhus, a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection, according ...

Rural communities are at high risk of potentially life-threatening scrub typhus infections, according to a study by ...

Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due ...

Despite cases being very common and treatable, scrub typhus is often overlooked as a possible cause when patients present ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on the complex interplay between tuberculosis and scrub typhus, offering fresh insights into how these infections spread and persist when they occur together ...

A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a ...

A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognised cause of ...