| investigation of an outbreak of scrub typhus in the himalayan region of india. | in indira gandhi medical college, himachal pradesh, india, during autumn of 2003 (september-november), more than 100 cases of fever of unknown origin (fuo) were reported with 15 ensuing deaths. in addition to all routine investigations and cultures, the weil-felix test was incorporated for the investigation of these cases. antigen was procured from the central research institute, kasauli. forty-six percent (45/96) of the cases demonstrated a > or =1:80 titer of agglutinins against oxk antigen. a ... | 2005 | 16116251 |