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Genetic diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains circulating in Northeast India.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2018
Bora Trishna, Khan Siraj Ahmed, Jampa Lobsang, Laskar Basanta
Abstract excerpt
Background: Scrub typhus, caused by the intracellular bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi is widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries with antigenically divergent strains reported across the Asia-Pacific belt. The present study was conducted to characterize the circulating strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi prevailing in two Northeastern states of India-the gateway to most Southeast Asian countries. Methods: A...
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