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Scrub Typhus in Himalayas

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Himachal Pradesh state of India is situated in the outer Himalayan ranges. During the rainy season, several cases of acute febrile illness of unknown origin occurred. Orientia tsutsugamushi was identified as the causative agent by microimmunofluorescence
Sanjay K. Mahajan, Jean-Marc Rolain, Rajesh Kashyap, Diprabhanu Bakshi, Vijay Sharma, Bhupalngh Prasher, Lalngh Pal, Didier Raoult   +7 more
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Evidence of Rickettsia and Orientia Infections Among Abattoir Workers in Djibouti. [PDF]

, 2016
Of 49 workers at a Djiboutian abattoir, eight (16%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9-29) were seropositive against spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR), two (4%, 95% CI: 1-14) against typhus group rickettsiae, and three (6%, 95% CI: 2-17) against ...
Ahmed, Ammar Abdo, Dueger, Erica, Horton, Katherine C, Jiang, Ju, Maina, Alice, Pimentel, Guillermo, Richards, Allen L, Zayed, Alia   +7 more
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Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013–2015.
Siraj A. Khan, Trishna Bora, Basanta Laskar, Abdul M. Khan, Prafulla Dutta   +4 more
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Rapid, simple, and sensitive detection of the ompB gene of spotted fever group rickettsiae by loop-mediated isothermal amplification [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Spotted fever caused spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) is prevalent throughout China. In this study, we describe a rapid, simple, and sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay targeting the ompB gene of spotted fever ...
Guiqiang Wang, Lei Pan, Lijuan Zhang, Qinghui Liu   +3 more
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Murine models of scrub typhus associated with host control of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus, a febrile illness of substantial incidence and mortality, is caused by infection with the obligately intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Nicole L Mendell, Donald H Bouyer, David H Walker   +2 more
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Misdiagnosis of scrub typhus as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and potential co-infection of both diseases in patients in Shandong Province, China, 2013-2014.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BackgroundScrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium, along with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), caused by hantaviruses, are natural-focus infectious diseases prevalent in Shandong ...
Xiao-Lan Gu, Rui Qi, Wen-Qian Li, Yong-Jun Jiao, Hao Yu, Xue-Jie Yu   +5 more
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Comparative virulence analysis of seven diverse strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi reveals a multifaceted and complex interplay of virulence factors responsible for disease

Chaichana P, Satapoomin N, Kullapanich C, Chuenklin S, Mohammad A, Inthawong M, Ball EE, Burke TP, Sunyakumthorn P, Salje J.   +9 more
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Molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus among febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh

New Microbes and New Infections, 2019
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, which is endemic in Asia Pacific region. In this study, infection rate and molecular epidemiologic traits of O.
M.M. Al Amin, S.K. Paul, M.S. Aung, A. Paul, M.A. Aziz, N.A. Khan, A.K.M.F. Haque, F. Ahamed, A. Melan, S.R. Sarker, M.A. Hossain, S. Ahmed, S.A. Nasreen, N. Haque, N. Kobayashi   +14 more
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Detection of Orientia sp. DNA in rodents from Asia, West Africa and Europe [PDF]

, 2015
Article Open AccessInternational audienceOrientia bacterium is the agent of the scrub typhus, a seriously neglected life-threatening disease in Asia. Here, we report the detection of DNA of Orientia in rodents from Europe and Africa.
Bard, Emilie, Bernard, Maria, Brouat, Carine, Bâ, Khalilou, Charbonnel, Nathalie, Dalecky, Ambroise, François Cosson, Jean, Galan, Maxime, Morand, Serge, Razzauti, Maria, Vayssier Taussat, Muriel   +10 more
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Comprehensive Laboratory Analysis of a Scrub Typhus and H1N1 Influenza Co-Infection: A Case Report from Hainan, China

Pathogens
Co-infection of Orientia tsutsugamushi and influenza A virus complicates diagnosis and treatment in endemic regions because of overlapping clinical features and potential synergistic inflammation.
Siqi Chen, Fahui Wang, Shannan Wu, Yuanze Chen, Yi Niu, Yijia Guo, Dachuan Lin, Xiuji Cui, Ruoyan Peng, Zhao Xu, Biao Wu, Min Liao, Yongguo Du, Liyuan Zhang, Feifei Yin   +14 more
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