From: Emerging scrub typhus infection in the northern region of Sri Lanka
Northern Sri Lanka (this study) | Western Sri Lanka[9] | Thailand[10] | |
---|---|---|---|
Confirmed cases (n) | 54 | 20 | 30 |
Mean fever duration | 7.5 | 11 | 9 |
Escher (%) | 90.7 | 25 | 68 |
Lymphadenopathy (%) | 44.4 | 60 | 93 |
Hepatomegaly (%) | 18.5 | 95 | 73 |
Splenomegaly (%) | 9.3 | 35 | 23 |
Headache (%) | 11.1 | 20 | NS |
Pneumonitis (%) | 12.9 | 45 | NS |
Rash (%) | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Diarrhoea (%) | 0 | 5 | 27 |