Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in Eastern India
In this study meningoencephalitis and shock were the common complications of scrub typhus
Extensive data on scrub typhus indicating disease trend have not been reported from Eastern India[2,5,6]
Summary
Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in Eastern India. Scrub typhus is the commonest rickettsial infection in India leading to multi-organ dysfunction[1,2]. It accounts for about 23% of febrile illness in India[3]. Isolated case reports and case series have been reported from different parts of India[4,5,6]. Extensive data on scrub typhus indicating disease trend have not been reported from Eastern India[2,5,6]
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