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

The scrub typhus infection is spread by the bite of an infected larval mite (chigger). Chiggers are found on grass, plant litter and bare soil across rural areas of Asia, and usually feed on small ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Affecting around a tenth of rural populations in India every year, 'scrub typhus' infection, spread by the bite of an ...

Researchers call for communities to be informed of possible dangers of scrub typhus infection, which can be deadly if left ...

For the study, blood samples of people who reported fever were collected every six to eight weeks from August 2020 to July 2022.

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 ...