Molecular Detection of Multiple Genotypes of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Causing Scrub Typhus in Febrile Patients from Theni District, South India

Molecular Detection of Multiple Genotypes of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Causing Scrub Typhus in Febrile Patients from Theni District, South India

Scrub typhus (St) is a re-emerging mite-transmitted public health problem in Southeast Asia with escalating case incidences in the endemic areas. Though, more than 40 genotypes of the causative agent <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> (<i>Ot</i>) have been documented, the informat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Krishnamoorthy Nallan, Gopinathan Rajan, Lallitha Sivathanu, Panneer Devaraju, Balaji Thiruppathi, Ashwani Kumar, Paramasivan Rajaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
scrub typhus
<i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i>
antigenic variants
chigger
Karp
Kato
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/174

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/174

Similar Items