Hosts and vectors of scrub typhus in Chile: epidemiological study and molecular analyses of Orientia infection in rodents and rodent-associated mites

Hosts and vectors of scrub typhus in Chile: epidemiological study and molecular analyses of Orientia infection in rodents and rodent-associated mites

Abstract Candidatus Orientia chiloensis causes scrub typhus over a wide geographical range in southern Chile. The life cycle, including vectors and reservoirs of this novel rickettsial pathogen, is incompletely understood. We analyzed rodent tissue and rodent-associated mite samples collected during...

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Main Authors: Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Rayitray Abello, Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards, Katia Abarca, Thomas Weitzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonotic diseases
Rickettsiales
Epidemiology
South America
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06602-0
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