Endemic scrub typhus in South America

Scrub typhus is a life-threatening zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi organisms that are transmitted by the larvae of trombiculid mites. Endemic scrub typhus was originally thought to be confined to the so called "tsutsugamushi triangle" within the Asia-Pacific region. In 2006, howe...

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Autors principals: Weitzel, T, Dittrich, S, López, J, Phuklia, W, Martinez-Valdebenito, C, Velásquez, K, Blacksell, S, Paris, D, Abarca, K
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Massachusetts Medical Society 2016