Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study.
Hanh Thi Duc TranJan HattendorfHung Manh DoThanh Tien HoangHang Thi Hai HoangHoa Ngoc LamMai Kim HuynhLan Thi Hoang VuJakob ZinsstagDaniel Henry ParisEsther SchellingPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2021)
Ecological and household hygiene-related factors were more associated with scrub typhus infection, than individual-level exposure activities in the hyper-endemic area. These findings support local education and allow people to protect themselves from scrub typhus, especially in areas with limitations in diagnostic capacity.