Scrub Typhus: Historic Perspective and Current Status of the Worldwide Presence of <i>Orientia</i> Species
Scrub typhus and its etiological agents, <i>Orientia</i> species, have been around for a very long time. Historical reference to the rickettsial disease scrub typhus was first described in China (313 AD) by Hong Ge in a clinical manual (Zhouhofang) and in Japan (1810 AD) when Hakuju Hash...
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/2/49 |