Strong type 1, but impaired type 2, immune responses contribute to Orientia tsutsugamushi-induced pathology in mice.

Scrub typhus is a neglected, but important, tropical disease, which puts one-third of the world's population at risk. The disease is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligately intracellular Gram-negative bacterium. Dysregulation in immune responses is known to contribute to disease pathoge...

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Main Authors: Lynn Soong, Hui Wang, Thomas R Shelite, Yuejin Liang, Nicole L Mendell, Jiaren Sun, Bin Gong, Gustavo A Valbuena, Donald H Bouyer, David H Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177881?pdf=render