Antibodies to Orientia tsutsugamushi in soldiers in northeastern Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Sep; 28(3): 666-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-35189
ABSTRACT
The prevalence and incidence of antibodies to Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, in Thai soldiers living and working near the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket Province was investigated. The point prevalence of antibodies varied from 0 to 4.1%. The incidence of antibodies, calculated from individuals who seroconverted following a negative result in a previous bleeding 3 to 5 months earlier, was 4.21% (9/214) in January 1992, 0 in April 1992 and 3.76% (8/213) in September 1992. An annual infection rate of 2.66% was estimated.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Seasons
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Thailand
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G
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Scrub Typhus
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Incidence
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Prevalence
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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