Canine seroprevalence to Orientia species in southern Chile: A cross-sectional survey on the Chiloé Island.

BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a potentially life-threatening vector-borne infection caused by Orientia species. It occurs mainly in the Asian-Pacific region, where it causes significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, an endemic focus of scrub typhus has been described in South America, on Chiloé Is...

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Main Authors: Thomas Weitzel, Ju Jiang, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Javier López, Allen L Richards, Katia Abarca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6034878?pdf=render