Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017

Thangaraj, Jeromie Wesley Vivian; Vasanthapuram, Ravi; Machado, Leonard; Arunkumar, Govindakarnavar; Sodha, Samir V.; Zaman, Kamran; Bhatnagar, Tarun; Hameed, Shafeeq K. Shahul; Kumar, Arun; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; Velayudhan, Anoop; Deoshatwar, Avinash; Desai, Anita S.; Kumar, K. Hemanth; Gupta, Nivedita; Laserson, Kayla; Murhekar, Manoj

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Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017

Published Date:

December 2018

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Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2364-2367

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Thangaraj, Jeromie Wesley Vivian ; Vasanthapuram, Ravi ; Machado, Leonard ; Arunkumar, Govindakarnavar ; Sodha, Samir V. ; ... More ▼

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Scrub Typhus Risk Factor Study Group

Description:

Scrub typhus is associated with outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome in Uttar Pradesh, India. A case-control study indicated that children residing, playing, or visiting fields; living with firewood stored indoors; handling cattle fodder; and practicing open defecation were at increased risk for scrub typhus. Communication messages should focus on changing these behaviors.

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30457537

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PMC6256400

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Journal Article

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India

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017

Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017

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