Open AccessSerological evidence of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in and around Puducherry, south India—A three years study
Author(s) -
Stephen R. Spellman,
Stanley Ambroise,
Dhandapany Gunasekaran,
Mohamed Hanifah,
Balakrishnan Sangeetha,
Jothimani Pradeep,
Kengamuthu Sarangapani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.242562
Subject(s) - rickettsiosis , spotted fever , serology , veterinary medicine , traditional medicine , q fever , rickettsia , biology , virology , medicine , immunology , virus , antibody
Rickettsial diseases are important re-emerging infections that mostly go unnoticed or are misdiagnosed. Though few case reports of Indian tick typhus have been reported in Indian literature in the past 10 yr, prevalence surveys are few and far between. The objective of this research was to study the seroprevalence of spotted fever (SF) group rickettsiosis and its coinfection with scrub typhus (ST) in Puducherry region of south India, as these two diseases may show similar clinical presentations.