Table 1.

Eschar prevalence rates in the countries classified according to region

Region	Country	Patients with eschar (n)	Patients with scrub typhus (n)	Rate (%)
East Asia	China	1,799	2,086	86.2
	Japan	590	672	87.8
	Korea	9,997	12,831	77.9
	Taiwan	1,051	1,495	70.3
	Sub total	13,437	17,084	78.7
Southeast Asia	Laos	111	340	32.6
	Malaysia	38	209	18.2
	Myanmar	95	159	59.7
	Philippine	120	276	43.5
	Thailand	981	2,621	37.4
	Vietnam	379	556	68.2
	Sub total	1,724	4,161	41.4
South Asia	Bhutan	6	12	50.0
	India	3,362	10,098	33.3
	Nepal	33	502	6.6
	Sri Lanka	178	283	62.9
	Sub total	3,579	10,895	32.8
Oceania	Australia	65	128	50.8
	New Guinea	730	1,381	52.9
	Micronesia	0	15	0.0
	Sub total	795	1,524	52.2
Overall		19,535	33,664	58.0