Scrub Typhus Outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013

Rodkvamtook, Wuttikon; Kuttasingkee, Narupon; Linsuwanon, Piyada; Sudsawat, Yutthapong; Richards, Allen L.; Somsri, Maneerat; Sangjun, Noppadon; Chao, Chien-Chung; Davidson, Silas; Wanja, Elizabeth; Gaywee, Jariyanart

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Scrub Typhus Outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013

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By Rodkvamtook, Wuttikon ; Kuttasingkee, Narupon ; Linsuwanon, Piyada ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rodkvamtook, Wuttikon ; Kuttasingkee, Narupon ; Linsuwanon, Piyada ; Sudsawat, Yutthapong ; Richards, Allen L. ; Somsri, Maneerat ; Sangjun, Noppadon ; Chao, Chien-Chung ; Davidson, Silas ; Wanja, Elizabeth ; Gaywee, Jariyanart
Description:

Investigation of a scrub typhus outbreak in Thailand during September 2013 found that 9.1% of Thai soldiers and 11.1% of residents living in areas surrounding training sites had antibodies against the causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi. Sequence analysis of O. tsutsugamushi from rodents and chiggers identified 7 genogroups and 3 genotypes.
Subjects:

Antibodies, Bacterial Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Military Personnel Mite Infestations Orientia Tsutsugamushi Scrub Typhus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 24(2):361-365.
Pubmed ID:

29350148
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5782907
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Thailand
Location:

Asia
Volume:

24
Issue:

2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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