Recent cases of co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis: A short clinical study

Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are bacterial zoonotic diseases causing high morbidity mortality. Both important causes of acute febrile illness in India. The common epidemiology both the creates an opportunity dual infections with these diseases. present study was conducted at RG Kar Medical College Hospital to determine simultaneous infection scrub sera patients evaluate cases serological infections. IgM antibodies leptospira were detected by Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). During period (August 2022-October 2022), serum samples received for serology typhus. Out samples, 5 diagnosed also had leptospira, thus indicating co-infection current adds further few previously published reports on leptospirosis. As similar clinical features, two is not uncommon requires confirmation molecular level. Accordingly, must be considered seriously choice therapy should include those drugs that cover