A time-course comparative clinical and immune response evaluation study between the human pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi strains: Karp and Gilliam in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) model

<h4>Background</h4> Scrub typhus is a vector-borne febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi transmitted by the bite of Trombiculid mites. O. tsutsugamushi has a high genetic diversity and is increasingly recognized to have a wider global distribution than previously assumed. <...

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Main Authors: Manutsanun Inthawong, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Sirima Wongwairot, Tippawan Anantatat, Susanna J. Dunachie, Rawiwan Im-Erbsin, James W. Jones, Carl J. Mason, Luis A. Lugo, Stuart D. Blacksell, Nicholas P. J. Day, Piengchan Sonthayanon, Allen L. Richards, Daniel H. Paris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9352090/?tool=EBI