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A study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of scrub typhus among the indigenous population from Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n This study was conducted among 214 patients with fever of unknown aetiology and a recent history of febrile illness attending the Nilgiris Adivasi Welfare Association medical facilities available at Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. Serum samples were tested for scrub typhus IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Overall, 13 (6.07%) of the 214 samples tested were positive for scrub typhus. 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