Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;24(12):2364-2367. doi: 10.3201/eid2412.180695.
Scrub typhus is associated with outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome in Uttar Pradesh, India. A case-control study indicated that children residing, playing, or visiting fields; living with firewood stored indoors; handling cattle fodder; and practicing open defecation were at increased risk for scrub typhus. Communication messages should focus on changing these behaviors.
恙虫病与印度北方邦的急性脑炎综合征疫情有关。一项病例对照研究表明,居住、玩耍或访问田地、室内存放柴火、处理牛饲料以及露天排便的儿童患恙虫病的风险增加。传播信息应重点关注改变这些行为。