@misc{cogprints8900, volume = {11}, number = {2(12)}, month = {April}, author = {A Sharma and R Raina and P Dhiman and A Bellad and I Madhabhavi and P Panda}, editor = {Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya}, title = {Rare Coinfection of Scrub Typhus and Malaria in Immunocompetent Person}, publisher = {Kakkilaya BS}, year = {2012}, journal = {Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences}, keywords = {Scrub Typhus; Malaria; Coinfection}, url = {http://cogprints.org/8900/}, abstract = {Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Recently it has been found to endemic in Subhimalayan region of India.Malaria is highly endemic in rest of India but its prevalence is low in Subhimalayan region because of the altitude. We report a rare case of a patient having coinfection with scrub typhus and malaria.} }