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An Outbreak Study of Scrub Typhus in Latehar District of Jharkhand

2022; Excellent Publishers; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.20546/ijcmas.2022.1102.030

2319-7706

Shweta Singh, Nikesh Sinha, M. Kumar, Shashank Nand Tiwari,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

Background and Objectives: Scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease has become a public health problem in many parts of world. It is an arthropod borne gram-negative obligate intracellular bacillus Orientia tsutsugamushi. Aim & objective: We reported in this study a recent outbreak of scrub typhus from Barwadih block of Latehar district, of Jharkhand. Materials and Methods: Samples of clinically suspected cases of scrub typhus (collected by both active and passive surveillance), were tested by IgM ELISA and also Real Time PCR in the Department of Microbiology, RIMS, Ranchi. Results: During the study period, a total of 67 samples from clinically suspected cases of scrub typhus were tested, out of which 16 samples were positive. Conclusion: The increase in scrub typhus infection, prompts us for a better prevention and management of the disease, so as to combat the complications caused by scrub typhus.