Open AccessSeroprevalence & seroincidence of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India: A community-based serosurvey during lean (April-May) & epidemic (October-November) periods for acute encephalitis syndrome
Author(s) -
Suchit Kamble,
Arati Mane,
Suvarna Sane,
Suvarna Sonavale,
Pallavi Vidhate,
Manish Kumar Singh,
Raman Gangakhedkar,
M. D. Gupte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1330_18
Subject(s) - medicine , scrub typhus , orientia tsutsugamushi , seroprevalence , immunology , virology , antibody , serology
In India, acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases are frequently reported from Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Scrub typhus is one of the predominant aetiological agents for these cases. In order to delineate the extent of the background of scrub typhus seroprevalence and the associated risk factors at community level, serosurveys during both lean and epidemic periods (phase 1 and phase 2, respectively) of AES outbreaks were conducted in this region.