title: Scrub typhus in Himalayas.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: IG Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. sanjay_mahajan64@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rolain
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Diprabhanu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Bhupal Singh
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Prasher
authors.forename: Lal Singh
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: 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