Diversification of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes by intragenic recombination and their potential expansion in endemic areas
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005408
Abstract: Background Scrub typhus is a mite-borne febrile disease caused by O. tsutsugamushi infection. Recently, emergence of scrub typhus has attracted considerable attention in several endemic countries in Asia and the western Pacific. In addition, the… read more here.
Keywords: diversification; scrub typhus; tsutsugamushi genotypes; intragenic recombination ... See more keywords
Heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes in field-collected trombiculid mites from wild-caught small mammals in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006632
Abstract: Trombiculid mites are the vectors of scrub typhus, with infected larval mites (chiggers) transmitting the causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, during feeding. Co-existence of multiple O. tsutsugamushi strains within infected mites has previously been reported in… read more here.
Keywords: orientia tsutsugamushi; tsutsugamushi; trombiculid mites; tsutsugamushi genotypes ... See more keywords