Silva, CarlosWeitzel, ThomasWalker, DavidFaccini, ÁlvaroJacinavicius, Fernando2022-04-132022-04-132021Silva-Ramos CR, Jacinavicius FC, Weitzel T, Walker DH, Faccini-Martínez ÁA. Scrub typhus: A new cause of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Latin America? Travel Med Infect Dis. 2021 Sep-Oct;43:102138. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102138https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102138http://hdl.handle.net/11447/5990Classical scrub typhus or tsutsugamushi disease, caused by rickettsial bacteria of the species Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a re-emerging vector-borne infectious disease that affects more than one million people annually in the Asia-Pacific region, where it is an important cause of treatable undifferentiated febrile illness . However, if confused with other etiologies and not adequately treated, case fatality rises significantly and reaches a mean value of 6%, but rates up to 70% have been reportedenScrub typhusOrientiaLatin AmericaFeverTravelArticle