Scrub Typhus Seroprevalence in Healthy Indian Population
Published: October 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6623
Mallika Sengupta, Shalini Anandan, Dolly Daniel, John Antony Jude Prakash
1. Post Graduate Registrar, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
3. Professor, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
4. Professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. John Antony Jude Prakash,
Professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004, India.
E-mail: prakjaj@yahoo.com
Scrub typhus, a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an important cause of acute febrile illness in India. This preliminary study determines the seroprevalence of scrub typhus in healthy Indian adults by measuring IgM and IgG antibodies to scrub typhus by ELISA in 100 healthy blood donors. Our study demonstrates a 15% seroprevalence of scrub typhus in adults. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings especially in children.
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