Molecular Description of a Novel Orientia Species Causing Scrub Typhus in Chile
Scrub typhus is a potentially fatal rickettsiosis caused by Orientia species intracellular bacteria of the genus Orientia. Although considered to be restricted to the Asia Pacific region, scrub typhus has recently been discovered in southern Chile. We analyzed Orientia gene sequences of 16S rRNA (rr...
Main Authors: | Katia Abarca, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Jenniffer Angulo, Ju Jiang, Christina M. Farris, Allen L. Richards, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Thomas Weitzel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-0918_article |
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