Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand
Abstract Background Scrub typhus, caused by a bacterial pathogen (Orientia spp.), is a potentially life-threatening febrile illness widely distributed in the Asia-Pacific region and is emerging elsewhere. The infection is transmitted by the larval stage of trombiculid mites (“chiggers”) that often e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-019-0019-x |