Scrub typhus in Himalayas.
Himachal Pradesh state of India is situated in the outer Himalayan ranges. During the rainy season, several cases of acute febrile illness of unknown origin occurred. Orientia tsutsugamushi was identified as the causative agent by microimmunofluorescence and PCR. Two new genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi were identified in the region.
Mahajan
Sanjay K
SK
IG Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. sanjay_mahajan64@rediffmail.com
Rolain
Jean-Marc
JM
Kashyap
Rajesh
R
Bakshi
Diprabhanu
D
Sharma
Vijay
V
Prasher
Bhupal Singh
BS
Pal
Lal Singh
LS
Raoult
Didier
D
D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology