| the foci of scrub typhus and strategies of prevention in the spring in pingtan island, fujian province. | this study investigates the foci of tsutsugamushi disease on pingtan island, china, with emphasis on cases of illness that occur in the spring. the investigation of the physical and medical geography in the endemic area and detection of 141 sera samples in the population of pingtan island is described. the serum samples were taken from 102 soldiers and 39 residents and were tested by the indirect immunofluorescence assay. an island resident's history of illness inquiry was also conducted, and th ... | 2006 | 17114707 |