Patient-centric analysis of Orientia tsutsugamushi spatial diversity patterns across Hainan Island, China.
BackgroundScrub typhus, traditionally caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a re-emerging public health concern within the Tsutsugamushi Triangle.Despite growing awareness, prevention strategies remain inadequate on Hainan Island, China, where scrub typhus poses a significant threat, especially in field-related environments.Methodology/principal fin