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Mixed Infection with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Two Genotypes of Scrub Typhus in a Patient, South Korea, 2017.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2018
Yoo Jeong Rae, Heo Sang Taek, Kang Ji-Hoon, Park Dahee, Kim Jeong Soon, Bae Jeong Hoon, Woo Jong Jin, Kim Suhyun, Lee Keun Hwa
Abstract excerpt
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral disease with a high mortality rate. Infection can also occur through close contact with an infected patient. Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a bacterium transmitted to humans through chigger mite bites. South Korea is an endemic region of SFTS and scrub typhus. In this study, we confirmed that a...
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