Scrub Typhus -- Thailand
Rates of scrub typhus [ST] in Thailand have been increasing dramatically since the 1970's. In fact, the reported incidence of ST [arrow] in this country is now higher than those of hepatitis A, leptospirosis, melioidosis, typhoid and even shigellosis (chart A, below).
Among Asian countries, only South Korea reports higher rates of ST (chart B), and the disease is currently more common in Thailand than are comparable rickettsial diseases in the United States and in my own country [Israel]
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5574236&promed&0
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