Endemic Scrub Typhus–like Illness, Chile

Balcells, M. Elvira; Rabagliati, Ricardo; García, Patricia; Poggi, Helena; Oddó, David; Concha, Marcela; Abarca, Katia; Jiang, Ju; Kelly, Daryl J.; Richards, Allen L.; Fuerst, Paul A.

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Endemic Scrub Typhus–like Illness, Chile

Published Date:

Sep 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.100960 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1659-1663.

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We report a case of scrub typhus in a 54-year-old man who was bitten by several terrestrial leeches during a trip to Chiloé Island in southern Chile in 2006. A molecular sample, identified as related to Orientia tsutsugamushi based on the sequence of the16S rRNA gene, was obtained from a biopsy specimen of the eschar on the patient's leg. Serologic analysis showed immunoglobulin G conversion against O. tsutsugamushi whole cell antigen. This case and its associated molecular analyses suggest that an Orientia-like agent is present in the Western Hemisphere that can produce scrub typhus-like illness. The molecular analysis suggests that the infectious agent is closely related, although not identical, to members of the Orientia sp. from Asia.

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EY090703/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States

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