Estimating the Seroprevalence of Scrub Typhus in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Prior to the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015, scrub typhus was not recognized as a highly endemic disease in the country. This contrasted with neighboring India, where scrub typhus is endemic and there have been sporadic outbreaks of severe forms. This discrepancy underscores the limitations in our comprehensive understanding of the scrub typhus epidemiological patterns in Nepal, especially before 2015. To better understand the dynamic and current status of scrub typhus, this study investigated its prevalence among patients with acute febrile illness in two hospitals located in Pokhara city, Kaski district and Bharatpur city, Chitwan district during 2009-2010. Our findings revealed that 31.5% (239 of 759 patients) of the cases were positives for scrub typhus based on serological an

SUBMITTER: Linsuwanon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11435068 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature