Scrub Typhus in Nepal

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  • Niranjan Nayak Professor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i2.15162

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Scrub Typhus, Nepal

Abstract

Unfortunately, it is not feasible to prepare an effective vaccine against scrub typhus, because of the extreme antigenic variation seen amongst the strains of O tsutsugamushi. Immunity acquired naturally against one antigenic type may not be protective against another type which might be currently circulating in the locality.  This complexity continues and the problem of making an effective vaccine against this disease still persists. 

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Author Biography

Niranjan Nayak, Professor

Department of Microbiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara , Nepal.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Nayak, N. (2016). Scrub Typhus in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 6(2), 563–564. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i2.15162

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Editorial

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