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Cohort profile

Incidence of Scrub Typhus in Rural South India

Start year: 2020 Disease-Specific Cohort National Longitudinal/Prospective
Participants
32,279
Age group
All Ages
Gender
Men & Women
Study overview
Overview
Study title
Incidence of Scrub Typhus in Rural South India
Participants enrolled
32,279
Lead institute
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Principal investigator (PI)
Wolf-Peter Schmidt (LSHTM)
Principal investigator profile
Open profile
Study design
Longitudinal/Prospective
Location
Tamil Nadu
Single / multiple sites
Single Site
Key highlights
This is a population-based cohort study conducted in a highly endemic region to estimate both the clinical incidence of scrub typhus and the rate of asymptomatic Orientia tsutsugamushi infection.
Published Year
2025
Insights & criteria
Insights
Socio‑demographic / economic
Rural Setting
Recruitment and timeline
2020
Follow‑up
Every 6-8 weeks
Follow-up (2020-2022)
Keywords
Infectious Disease, Epidemiology
Details
Details
Age group
All Ages
Gender
Men & Women
Scope
National
Category
Disease-Specific Cohort