From: Scrub typhus ecology: a systematic review of Orientia in vectors and hosts
Laboratory method | Total no. of individuals tested | Total no. of individuals positive (%) | Total no. of pools tested | Total no. of pools positive (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Culture +/− microscopy | 1286 | 35 (2.7) | 2919 | 688 (24) |
Combination culture and serology | 37,603 | 244 (0.6)a | 1928 | 389 (20) |
Combination culture and molecular | – | – | 229 | 22 (9.6) |
Combination serological and molecular | 8019 | 90 (1.1) | 347 | 195 (56) |
Serological | 45,439 | 2260 (5) | 1170 | 123 (11) |
Molecular | 30,767 | 588 (1.9) | 1343 | 411 (31) |
Unknown | ? | 9 | 80 | 24 (30) |