Characterizing the Burden of Scrub Typhus in Nepalese Children using Representative School-Based Cross-Sectional Serosurveys
Background Scrub typhus, an acute bacterial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an important, under-recognized etiology of febrile illness in South Asia. Accurate surveillance for scrub typhus in Nepal is challenging due to non-specific symptoms and limited diagnostic tools. Methods We conducted a representa...