Combating Airborne Pathogens: Establishing Aerobiology Capacity for Pandemic Preparedness

<p>Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical infection caused by the bite of a trombiculid mite carrying the intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. Data regarding scrub typhus in Malaysia are scarce, despite it being a potentially fatal condition. Twenty- six subjects with positive scrub typhus PCR result were analysed to derive sociodemographic, clinical spectrum and outcome in Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar.</p>