Scrub typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia.(Dispatches)(Orientia tsutsugamushi) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Demma, Linda; Durand, A. Mark; Kuartei, Stevenson; Nicholson, William (British writer and movie director); O'Leary, Michael; Sengebau, Maireng; Togamae, Ishmael | COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In October 2001, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the southwest islands group of the Republic of Palau. Through October 2003, a total of 15 southwest islanders experienced fever >39.5[degrees]C and abdominal distress, both lasting >7days. Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, was subsequently identified as the cause.

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Scrub typhus, a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is spread by biting larval trombiculid mites...