Scrub typhus

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Scrub typhus is a rare dust mite-borne infectious disease caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium and characterized clinically by an eruptive fever which is potentially serious.

Also known as: Japanese river fever, Kedani fever, scrub mite-borne typhus, tsutsugamushi, tsutsugamushi disease, tsutsugamushi fever

12 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Scrub typhus itself.

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Where it sits in the disease tree

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↑ Bacterial hemorrhagic fever (3) ↑ Typhus (3)

Including sub-types (12) Tagged with Scrub typhus (3)

Not yet finished but already full! 1 Completed 2

Scrub typhus showdown: which antibiotic works best when resistance is rising?

Disease control Ongoing

This study tests three antibiotic regimens for scrub typhus, a bacterial infection spread by mites. Researchers compare 7 days of doxycycline, 3 days of doxycycline, and 3 days of azithromycin in 177 hospitalized patients aged 15 and older. The goal is to see which treatment clea…

Phase 4 • Sponsor: University of Oxford • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:25 UTC

Scrub typhus

Where it sits in the disease tree

Scrub typhus showdown: which antibiotic works best when resistance is rising?