Article
Genotype diversity and distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi in scrub typhus patients and rodents in Shandong, northern China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2015
Zheng Li, Bi Zhenwang, Kou Zengqiang, Yang Hui, Zhang Luyan, Zhao Zhongtang
Abstract excerpt
Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected chiggers. To identify the genotypes of O.tsutsugamushi and their geographical distribution in Shandong, 236 patient's samples and 1606 captured rodents were collected in major-endemic regions of Shandong Province from June 2013 to December 2014. Sequences were determined for the 56-kDa TSA gene, and...
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