More than 20 antigenically distinct strains have been recognized till now including Karp, Kato, and Gilliam. However genetic variations among strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi are the biggest defiance for its diagnosis using the genetic marker via PCR. On the other deed, a molecular-based approach like polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based diagnosis having more specificity and sensitivity for disease diagnosis. Among all serological assays, IgM ELISA-based method is most reliable for the diagnosis of scrub typhus (Phetsouvanh 2013). The laboratory-based diagnosis of scrub typhus relies on serological assays like the Weil–Felix test, indirect Immunofluorescence assays, indirect immunoperoxidase assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunochromatographic tests (ICT), etc. The presence of eschar in India and other Asian populations is meager, which makes it an inappropriate method for the detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi, hence, the diagnosis relies upon laboratory tests (Shivalli 2016). The presence of eschar at mite biting site is a specific (98.9%) marker for clinical diagnosis of scrub typhus however, the presence of eschar can be varied extensively in patients from 7 to 97% (Saraswati et al. Symptoms of scrub typhus concur with other co-endemic diseases such as leptospirosis, dengue, brucellosis, and typhoid, which makes it more troublesome to differentiate from others (Koh et al. This infection precedes to severe complications that event in multiorgan failure including jaundice, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, and meningoencephalitis (Xu et al. Symptoms of scrub typhus appear after 5–14 days of Leptotrombidium bite with manifestations of infection such as fever, rash, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, eschar (black spot arises at mite biting site), abdominal pain, and non-specific flu-like symptoms. According to passive national surveillance systems, seroprevalence frequency of this infection is in between 9.3% and 27.9%, and mortality rate varied as high as 30% or more among untreated individuals (Saraswati et al. A higher prevalence of this disease is found in rural areas of Southeast Asia including India, Thailand, Korea, Australia, Russia, The Pacific Islands, and Japan. Scrub typhus is endemic in Southeast Asia and according to recent study annually 1 million cases found alone in this region (Saraswati et al. chuto, in the middle east (Weitzel 2016). This ailment is commonly endemic to the ‘tsutsugamushi triangle’, but few studies recite its presence beyond the triangle including orientia-like species of bacteria in southern Chile and a lately recognized species O. Leptotrombidium deliense is a species of chigger mite and the principal vector of scrub typhus disease.
and dead-end host of Orientia tsutsugamushi and it is transmitted to the community through bites of Leptotrombidium deliense (Shivalli 2016). Humans are the fortuitous host of Leptotrombidium spp.
Scrub typhus is a zoonotic infection that ensues in an acute febrile illness inherent to the ‘tsutsugamushi triangle’ and caused by intracytosolic, gram-negative bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi (Paris et al. A comparison between available methods of diagnosis with challenges in the detection of scrub typhus is also summarized. The present review focused on various detection methods along with their advantages and disadvantages used in the diagnosis of scrub typhus. On another deed, PCR based methods becoming acceptable over era due to its dexterity of early-stage diagnosis with higher specificity and sensitivity but lack its applicability in circumstances of scrub typhus due to the variegated genetic makeup of Orientia tsutsugamushi among its serotypes.
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Other immuno-based methods like IFA and ELISA are most outrank for detection of scrub typhus due to their higher sensitivity and specificity, but not vigorous to lay bare the infection at early stages and need the convalescent sampling for verification of positive samples. Weil–Felix test was initially used for the diagnosis of scrub typhus in underdeveloped countries but not preferred due to a lack of both specificity and sensitivity. Several methods are effectual for diagnosis of scrub typhus that includes enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunofluorescence assay (IFA), immunochromatographic test (ICT), Weil–Felix, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). Diagnosis of scrub typhus is challenging as its symptoms mimic with other acute febrile illnesses. Scrub typhus is transmitted through bites of contaminated chiggers (larval stage). It is a re-emerging infectious disease of the tsutsugamushi triangle. Scrub typhus is a mite-borne, acute febrile illness caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi.