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. 2019 Aug;150(2):203–205. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_332_19

Table.

Typhus group rickettsiae seropositivity

States Number of samples tested Number of positive
ELISA titre
Total positive


AES suspected FUO 100 400 1600 6400
Assam 188 132 0 0 0 0 0
Arunachal Pradesh 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nagaland 16 440 5 0 2 3 10
Meghalaya 0 611 0 0 0 0 0
Mizoram 0 254 4 1 0 0 5
Manipur 369 0 2 2 6 4 14
Tripura 176 0 4 3 1 3 11
Overall 762 1437 15 6 9 10 40

Seven screen-positive specimens could not be tested for titration due to low sample volume. AES, acute encephalitis syndrome; FUO, fever of unknown origin