Flea-Borne Rickettsioses and Scrub Typhus in Patients with Suspected Arbovirus Infection in Bangkok, Thailand
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DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2024.0030
Abstract: Background: In urban Thailand, arboviral infections dominate diagnoses of acute undifferentiated fevers (AUFs) owing to their well-defined epidemiology and characteristic clinical presentations. However, rickettsial diseases, also endemic in this setting, remain under-recognized owing to challenges… read more here.
Keywords: rickettsioses scrub; scrub typhus; thailand; infection ... See more keywords
Suspected and Confirmed Vector-Borne Rickettsioses of North America Associated with Human Diseases
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed3010002
Abstract: The identification of pathogenic rickettsial agents has expanded over the last two decades. In North America, the majority of human cases are caused by tick-borne rickettsioses but rickettsiae transmitted by lice, fleas, mites and other… read more here.
Keywords: suspected confirmed; associated human; borne rickettsioses; confirmed vector ... See more keywords