Watt G, Strickman D, 1994. Life-threatening scrub typhus in a traveler returning from Thailand. Clin Infect Dis 18 :624–626.
Jensenius M, Montelius R, Berild D, Vene S, 2006. Scrub typhus imported to Scandinavia. Scand J Infect Dis 38 :200–202.
Silpapojakul K, 1997. Scrub typhus in the Western Pacific region. Ann Acad Med Singapore 26: 794–800.
Yi KS, Chong Y, Covington SC, Donahue BJ, Rothen RL, Rodriguez J, Arthur JD, 1993. Scrub typhus in Korea: importance of early clinical diagnosis in this newly recognized endemic area. Mil Med 158 :269–273.
Ebisawa II, 1995. Current epidemiology and treatment of tsutsugamushi disease in Japan. J Travel Med 2 :218–220.
Kelly DJ, Richards AL, Temenak J, Strickman D, Dasch GA, 2002. The past and present threat of rickettsial diseases to military medicine and international public health. Clin Infect Dis 34 :S145–S169.
Strickman D, Tanskul P, Eamsila C, Kelly DJ, 1994. Prevalence of antibodies to rickettsiae in the human population of suburban Bangkok. Am J Trop Med Hyg 51 :149–153.
Matsui T, Kramer MH, Mendlein JM, Osaka K, Ohyama T, Takahashi H, Ono T, Okabe N, 2002. Evaluation of National Tsutsugamushi Disease Surveillance–Japan, 2000. Jpn J Infect Dis 55 :197–203.
Lee YS, Wang PH, Tseng SJ, Ko CF, Teng HJ, 2006. Epidemiology of scrub typhus in eastern Taiwan, 2000–2004. Jpn J Infect Dis 59 :235–238.
Watt G, Parola P, 2003. Scrub typhus and tropical rickettsioses. Curr Opin Infect Dis 16 :429–436.
Kim DM, Kim KY, Nam HS, Kweon SS, Park MY, Ryu SY, 2008. Risk-factors for human infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi: a case-control study in Korea. Clin Microbiol Infect 14 :174–177.
Chen HL, Shieh GJ, Chen HY, Horng CB, 1995. Isolation of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi from the blood samples of patients in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 94 (Suppl 2):S112–S119.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Guideline for Laboratory Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus as National Notifiable Disease. Available at: http://www.cdc.go.kr/kcdchome.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=HPPHEA050&rootcmsid=1120&contentid=3357&pageFlag=contents&panelNo=3&beforeid=1120&openPanelNo=19. Accessed October 2008 (in Korean).
Ree HI, Kim TE, Lee IY, Jeon SH, Hwang UW, Chang WH, 2001. Determination and geographical distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi serotypes in Korea by nested polymerase chain reaction. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :528–534.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008. Communicable Disease Surveillance Yearbook. Seoul: Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Chang WH, 1995. Current status of tsutsugamushi disease in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 10 :227–238.
Rothman KJ, Greenland S, 1998. Modern Epidemiology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
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A community-based, case-control study was carried out to investigate risk factors for scrub typhus in South Korea. Cases (n = 299) were defined as persons who were diagnosed serologically within the past two weeks. Two neighborhood control subjects were selected by matching for sex, age, and occupation. Taking a rest directly on the grass, working in short sleeves, working with bare hands, and squatting to defecate or urinate posed the highest risks, with adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 1.7 (1.2–2.3), 1.6 (1.1–2.4), 1.7 (1.2–2.4), and 2.0 (1.4–2.9), respectively. Wearing a long-sleeved shirt while working, keeping work clothes off the grass, and always using a mat to rest outdoors showed protective associations, with aORs and 95% CIs of 0.5 (0.3–0.9), 0.6 (0.4–0.9), and 0.7 (0.5–0.9), respectively. These results might be useful in the establishment of a detailed control strategy for scrub typhus.
Watt G, Strickman D, 1994. Life-threatening scrub typhus in a traveler returning from Thailand. Clin Infect Dis 18 :624–626.
Jensenius M, Montelius R, Berild D, Vene S, 2006. Scrub typhus imported to Scandinavia. Scand J Infect Dis 38 :200–202.
Silpapojakul K, 1997. Scrub typhus in the Western Pacific region. Ann Acad Med Singapore 26: 794–800.
Yi KS, Chong Y, Covington SC, Donahue BJ, Rothen RL, Rodriguez J, Arthur JD, 1993. Scrub typhus in Korea: importance of early clinical diagnosis in this newly recognized endemic area. Mil Med 158 :269–273.
Ebisawa II, 1995. Current epidemiology and treatment of tsutsugamushi disease in Japan. J Travel Med 2 :218–220.
Kelly DJ, Richards AL, Temenak J, Strickman D, Dasch GA, 2002. The past and present threat of rickettsial diseases to military medicine and international public health. Clin Infect Dis 34 :S145–S169.
Strickman D, Tanskul P, Eamsila C, Kelly DJ, 1994. Prevalence of antibodies to rickettsiae in the human population of suburban Bangkok. Am J Trop Med Hyg 51 :149–153.
Matsui T, Kramer MH, Mendlein JM, Osaka K, Ohyama T, Takahashi H, Ono T, Okabe N, 2002. Evaluation of National Tsutsugamushi Disease Surveillance–Japan, 2000. Jpn J Infect Dis 55 :197–203.
Lee YS, Wang PH, Tseng SJ, Ko CF, Teng HJ, 2006. Epidemiology of scrub typhus in eastern Taiwan, 2000–2004. Jpn J Infect Dis 59 :235–238.
Watt G, Parola P, 2003. Scrub typhus and tropical rickettsioses. Curr Opin Infect Dis 16 :429–436.
Kim DM, Kim KY, Nam HS, Kweon SS, Park MY, Ryu SY, 2008. Risk-factors for human infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi: a case-control study in Korea. Clin Microbiol Infect 14 :174–177.
Chen HL, Shieh GJ, Chen HY, Horng CB, 1995. Isolation of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi from the blood samples of patients in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 94 (Suppl 2):S112–S119.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Guideline for Laboratory Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus as National Notifiable Disease. Available at: http://www.cdc.go.kr/kcdchome.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=HPPHEA050&rootcmsid=1120&contentid=3357&pageFlag=contents&panelNo=3&beforeid=1120&openPanelNo=19. Accessed October 2008 (in Korean).
Ree HI, Kim TE, Lee IY, Jeon SH, Hwang UW, Chang WH, 2001. Determination and geographical distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi serotypes in Korea by nested polymerase chain reaction. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :528–534.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008. Communicable Disease Surveillance Yearbook. Seoul: Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Chang WH, 1995. Current status of tsutsugamushi disease in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 10 :227–238.
Rothman KJ, Greenland S, 1998. Modern Epidemiology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
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