Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus

Abstract

To determine prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in South Korea, we examined serum samples from patients with fever and insect bite history in scrub typhus–endemic areas. During the 2013 scrub typhus season, prevalence of this syndrome among patients suspected of having scrub typhus was high (23.0%), suggesting possible co-infection.

Keywords

• severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
• scrub typhus
• mite
• tick
• vector
• vector-borne infections