Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016–20181

Weitzel, Thomas; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Abarca, Katia

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Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016–20181

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June 17 2019
By Weitzel, Thomas ; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza ; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Weitzel, Thomas ; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza ; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo ; Jiang, Ju ; Richards, Allen L. ; Abarca, Katia
Description:

Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016-2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Animals Female History, 21st Century Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Male Middle Aged Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Orientia Tsutsugamushi Scrub Typhus Scrub Typhus/history Vector Borne Diseases Young Adult Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(6):1214-1217
Pubmed ID:

30835200
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6537721
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Chile
Volume:

25
Issue:

6
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:4fdac2fcc545c3a23b1c48d644fae57f48910d64be7f50e1e9575944323d4f6c
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79420/cdc_79420_DS1.pdf
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