Epidemiological characteristics of scrub typhus on the Jeju Island

Epidemiologic characteristics of scrub typhus on Jeju Island

OBJECTIVES Scrub typhus is the most common febrile disease in Korea during the autumn. Jeju Island is the largest island in South Korea and has a distinctive oceanic climate. This study aimed to identify epidemiologic characteristics of scrub typhus on Jeju Island. METHODS From January 2011 to December 2016, 446 patients were diagnosed with scrub typhus on Jeju Island. The patients' personal ...

Epidemiological Characteristics of Scrub Typhus in Korea, 2009

OBJECTIVES Currently, the incidence of scrub typhus has increased in urban areas. In this study, we described the epidemiological characteristics of scrub typhus cases reported in the urban areas of Korea in 2009. METHODS We analysed the case investigation reports of scrub typhus cases that were collected in Korea in 2009. Specially, the different risk factors such as fieldwork and outdoor ac...

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of the Autumn-Winter Type Scrub Typhus Patients in Northern China

Studies on Scrub Typhus

A complement-fixing antigen specific for scrub typhus occurs in the body fluids and tissues of infected mice, white rats, and cotton rats. The specific serological substance is demonstrable only in those animals which develop a rapidly fatal disease after an incubation period of a few days. Such an experimental infection is induced in mice and rats by the intravenous injection of suspensions of...

Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Japanese Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus in Central Japan, 2004–2015