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Molecular detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in bats from the China-Myanmar border.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2026
Long Yun, Tian Jiawei, Han Peiyu, Wu Song, Zong Lidong, He Chenjie, Chen Yuhong, Cao Wanchun, Wang Bo, Guo Lijun, Zhang Yunzhi
Abstract excerpt
Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot), the causative agent of tsutsugamushi disease (TD), has been detected in Muridae, Soricidae, Cricetidae, Canidae, Artiodactyla, and birds, as well as in its trombiculid mite vectors. However, to date, scarce reports have documented Ot infection in bats. TD is an ancient zoonotic disease transmitted through the bite of infected trombiculid mites. The global disease burden of TD,...
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