Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
oleh: Mahima Mittal, Jeromie Wesley Vivian Thangaraj, Winsley Rose, Valsan Philip Verghese, C.P. Girish Kumar, Mahim Mittal, R. Sabarinathan, Vijay Bondre, Nivedita Gupta, Manoj V. Murhekar
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have been occurring in Gorakhpur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India, for several years. In 2016, we conducted a case–control study. Our findings revealed a high proportion of AES cases with Orientia tsutsugamushi IgM and IgG, indicating that scrub typhus is a cause of AES.