Molecular epidemiology of scrub typhus in Taiwan during 2006-2016.
Scrub typhus is the most common endemic vector-borne disease in Taiwan.We identified a total of 4,857 laboratory-confirmed cases during 2006-2016 with hyperendemic foci on offshore islands, including Penghu (778 cases, 16.0%) and Kinmen (716 cases, 14.7%), and eastern Taiwan, including Taitung (628 cases, 12.9%) and Hualien (508 cases, 10.5%).Scrub