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ReviewPLoS neglected tropical diseases2017

A review of the global epidemiology of scrub typhus.

Guang Xu, David H Walker, Daniel Jupiter, Peter C Melby, Christine M Arcari

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Review in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 300 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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300citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
19.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

300 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 518 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Global and regional seroprevalence, incidence, mortality of, and risk factors for scrub typhus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guang XuDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
David H WalkerDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3309-4360
Daniel JupiterDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Peter C MelbyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Christine M ArcariDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area. It threatens one billion people globally, and causes illness in one million people each year. Caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, scrub typhus can result in severe multiorgan failure with a case fatality rate up to 70% without appropriate treatment. The antigenic heterogeneity of O. tsutsugamushi precludes generic immunity and allows reinfection. As a neglected disease, there is still a large gap in our knowledge of the disease, as evidenced by the sporadic epidemiologic data and other related public health information regarding scrub typhus in its endemic areas. Our objective is to provide a systematic analysis of current epidemiology, prevention and control of scrub typhus in its long-standing endemic areas and recently recognized foci of infection.

Indexed as

AsiaHumansNeglected DiseasesOrientia tsutsugamushiScrub Typhus

Identifiers

PMID29099844
PMCPMC5687757
OpenAlexW2765292199

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