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Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017
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December 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2364-2367
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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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Pubmed ID:30457537
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6256400
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