Detection of Orientia sp. DNA in rodents from Asia, West Africa and Europe

Detection of Orientia sp. DNA in rodents from Asia, West Africa and Europe

Abstract Orientia bacterium is the agent of the scrub typhus, a seriously neglected life-threatening disease in Asia. Here, we report the detection of DNA of Orientia in rodents from Europe and Africa. These findings have important implications for public health. Surveillance outside Asia, where the...

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Main Authors: Jean François Cosson, Maxime Galan, Emilie Bard, Maria Razzauti, Maria Bernard, Serge Morand, Carine Brouat, Ambroise Dalecky, Khalilou Bâ, Nathalie Charbonnel, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Zoonoses
Emerging disease
Rodent-borne disease
Metagenomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0784-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0784-7

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