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  • Title: Scrub typhus in Uttarakhand, India: a common rickettsial disease in an uncommon geographical region.
    Author: Ahmad S, Srivastava S, Verma SK, Puri P, Shirazi N.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2010 Jul; 40(3):188-90. PubMed ID: 20555054.
    Abstract:
    Scrub typhus is a commonly encountered rickettsial disease of the Indian subcontinent. Humans are infected accidentally and the case fatality can be significantly high if the disease is not identified in time. We report nine cases of scrub typhus from the Garhwal region of the newly created north Indian state of Uttarakhand, a region not previously known to harbour the vector. Entomological studies are needed to study the density of the vector and to institute vector control measures in order to prevent this relatively benign, yet potentially fatal, clinical entity from spiralling into a major public health issue.
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