Genotypic Heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Scrub Typhus Patients and Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Co-infection, Myanmar

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To investigate the genotypic diversity of O. tsutsugamushi and potential co-infection with SFTSV in Myanmar, we collected whole blood samples from 152 clinically suspected scrub typhus patients (Table ; Appendix Table article/26/8/20-0135-App1.pdf) in Sagaing and Magway Provinces (Figure Mean age of the suspected scrub typhus patients was 27 19.8 years (range of 2-73 years). We observed eschar, a selection...

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