Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection ... This type of infection is caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria, which is spread by chiggers or larvae ...

Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due to the infection can lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), ...

A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognised cause of ...

A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...

A subcohort of participants underwent blood sampling to estimate the incidence of serologically confirmed Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. We systematically assessed 32,279 participants from 7619 ...