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Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital.
[scrub typhus]
Scrub
typhus
is
a
common
cause
of
fever
in
parts
of
South
East
and
Southern
Asia
.
Little
is
known
about
the
disease
burden
in
Vietnam
.
A
2
-
year
observational
study
of
scrub
typhus
at
a
tertiary
referral
hospital
in
northern
Vietnam
was
carried
out
.
Diagnosis
was
based
on
a
single
serological
test
in
patients
with
suggestive
clinical
symptoms
.
Scrub
typhus
was
diagnosed
in
3
.
5
%
(
251
/
7226
)
of
admissions
.
Cases
occurred
throughout
the
year
,
with
incidence
highest
in
the
summer
.
Although
complications
were
common
,
mortality
was
low
(
1
.
2
%
;
3
/
251
)
.
These
data
suggest
that
scrub
typhus
is
common
,
with
a
seasonal
distribution
in
northern
Vietnam
.
