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Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 08; 23(8):1414-1416.EI

Abstract

Outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have been occurring in Gorakhpur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India, for several years. In 2016, we conducted a case-control study. Our findings revealed a high proportion of AES cases with Orientia tsutsugamushi IgM and IgG, indicating that scrub typhus is a cause of AES.

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Mittal M
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Thangaraj JWV
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Rose W
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Verghese VP
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Kumar CPG
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Mittal M
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Sabarinathan R
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Bondre V
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Gupta N
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Murhekar MV
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MeSH

Acute Febrile EncephalopathyAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansIndiaInfantMaleOrientia tsutsugamushiPopulation SurveillanceScrub TyphusSeroepidemiologic Studies

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28726617

Citation

Mittal, Mahima, et al. "Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 8, 2017, pp. 1414-1416.
Mittal M, Thangaraj JWV, Rose W, et al. Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(8):1414-1416.
Mittal, M., Thangaraj, J. W. V., Rose, W., Verghese, V. P., Kumar, C. P. G., Mittal, M., Sabarinathan, R., Bondre, V., Gupta, N., & Murhekar, M. V. (2017). Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(8), 1414-1416. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170025
Mittal M, et al. Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(8):1414-1416. PubMed PMID: 28726617.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Scrub Typhus as a Cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. AU - Mittal,Mahima, AU - Thangaraj,Jeromie Wesley Vivian, AU - Rose,Winsley, AU - Verghese,Valsan Philip, AU - Kumar,C P Girish, AU - Mittal,Mahim, AU - Sabarinathan,R, AU - Bondre,Vijay, AU - Gupta,Nivedita, AU - Murhekar,Manoj V, PY - 2017/7/21/entrez PY - 2017/7/21/pubmed PY - 2018/4/12/medline KW - Gorakhpur KW - India KW - Uttar Pradesh KW - acute encephalitis syndrome KW - meningitis/encephalitis KW - scrub typhus KW - vector-borne infections SP - 1414 EP - 1416 JF - Emerging infectious diseases JO - Emerg Infect Dis VL - 23 IS - 8 N2 - Outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have been occurring in Gorakhpur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India, for several years. In 2016, we conducted a case-control study. Our findings revealed a high proportion of AES cases with Orientia tsutsugamushi IgM and IgG, indicating that scrub typhus is a cause of AES. SN - 1080-6059 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28726617/Scrub_Typhus_as_a_Cause_of_Acute_Encephalitis_Syndrome_Gorakhpur_Uttar_Pradesh_India_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -