Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016–2018
Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016–2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-1860_article |