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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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. Our serologic data indicate that scrub typhus is present in the Peruvian Amazon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f092fd99b4c48c0a40f894367598cd02022-12-22T00:40:32ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-08-012381389139110.3201/eid2308.170050Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian AmazonClaudine KocherJu JiangAmy C. MorrisonRoger CastilloMariana LeguiaSteev LoyolaJulia S. AmpueroManuel CespedesEric S. HalseyDaniel G. BauschAllen L. RichardsUsing 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. Our serologic data indicate that scrub typhus is present in the Peruvian Amazon.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0050_articlescrub typhusserologyELISAOrientia tsutsugamushibacteriavector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | 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 Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon Emerging Infectious Diseases scrub typhus serology ELISA Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria vector-borne infections |
| title | Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_full | Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_short | Serologic Evidence of Scrub Typhus in the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_sort | serologic evidence of scrub typhus in the peruvian amazon |
| topic | scrub typhus serology ELISA Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0050_article |
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