Since 1997 the case definition was not updated till this time. With the pace of time and clinical practice, the previous definition became absolate and made necessary change on this definition.
Sep 28
Scrub typhus is a vector-borne disease caused by a bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted to humans through the bites of infected larval mites (chiggers). The causative organism, Orientia tsutsugamushi is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium of the genus Orientia, order Rickettsiales within the Rickettsiaceae family. The recently identified Orientia chuto species in United Arab Emirates is another human pathogen causing scrub typhus.
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Sep 2
Method for preparing a chlorine solution for post-flood body management and environmental disinfection.
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