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Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi from patients with scrub typhus in 3 regions of India.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Varghese George M, Janardhanan Jeshina, Mahajan Sanjay K, Tariang David, Trowbridge Paul, Prakash John A J, David Thambu, Sathendra Sowmya, Abraham O C
Abstract excerpt
Scrub typhus, an acute febrile illness that is widespread in the Asia-Pacific region, is caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, which displays high levels of antigenic variation. We conducted an investigation to identify the circulating genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi in 3 scrub typhus-endemic geographic regions of India: South India, Northern India, and Northeast India. Eschar samples collected during...
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