Eco-epidemiology of rodent-associated trombiculid mites and infection with Orientia spp. in Southern Chile.

Eco-epidemiology of rodent-associated trombiculid mites and infection with Orientia spp. in Southern Chile.

<h4>Background</h4>Scrub typhus is a potentially severe infection caused by bacteria of the genus Orientia, endemic in Asia-Pacific and recently discovered in southern Chile. The presented study aimed to determine the prevalence and species richness of rodent-associated trombiculid mites...

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Main Authors: María Carolina Silva de la Fuente, Caricia Pérez, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Ruth Pérez, Cecilia Vial, Alexandr Stekolnikov, Katia Abarca, Thomas Weitzel, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011051

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011051

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