Novel Vector of Scrub Typhus in Sub-Antarctic Chile: Evidence From Human Exposure

The exposure of a research team to chigger mites in southern Chile allowed the first identification of a trombiculid species as vector and reservoir of scrub typhus outside the tsutsugamushi triangle, providing unique insights into the ecology and transmission of this recently discovered rickettsial...

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Main Authors: Weitzel, Thomas, Silva, María, Martínez, Constanza, Stekolnikov, Alexandr, Pérez, Caricia, Pérez, Ruth, Vial, Cecilia, Abarca, Katia, Acosta, Gerardo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Orientia species
Trombiculid mite
Trombiculiasis
Herpetacarus antarctica
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Mite
Online Access:https://repositorio.udd.cl/handle/11447/7263
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Summary:The exposure of a research team to chigger mites in southern Chile allowed the first identification of a trombiculid species as vector and reservoir of scrub typhus outside the tsutsugamushi triangle, providing unique insights into the ecology and transmission of this recently discovered rickettsial infection in South America. Versión publicada

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