| 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 |
| outbreak investigation of scrub typhus in himachal pradesh (india). | scrub typhus outbreak investigation was undertaken during september 2003 in the three worst affected districts shimla, solan and sirmaur in himachal pradesh (india). a total of 113 cases and 19 deaths (17.27 percent case fatality rate) were reported from the eight districts, which were reporting cases. cases were prevalent in all age groups and in both the sexes among the persons frequenting forest for occupational work. 35.7 percent of the patients serum samples showed a titer of > 1: 80 agains ... | 2004 | 16506551 |
| scrub typhus in himalayas. | himachal pradesh state of india is situated in the outer himalayan ranges. during the rainy season, several cases of acute febrile illness of unknown origin occurred. orientia tsutsugamushi was identified as the causative agent by microimmunofluorescence and pcr. two new genotypes of o. tsutsugamushi were identified in the region. | 2006 | 17176580 |