Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon

Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon

Using a large, passive, febrile surveillance program in Iquitos, Peru, we retrospectively tested human blood specimens for scrub typhus group orientiae by ELISA, immunofluorescence assay, and PCR. Of 1,124 participants, 60 (5.3%) were seropositive, and 1 showed evidence of recent active infection. O...

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Main Authors: Claudine Kocher, Ju Jiang, Amy C. Morrison, Roger Castillo, Mariana Leguia, Steev Loyola, Julia S. Ampuero, Manuel Cespedes, Eric S. Halsey, Daniel G. Bausch, Allen L. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
scrub typhus
serology
ELISA
Orientia tsutsugamushi
bacteria
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0050_article

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