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Liver Involvement in Tsutsugamushi Disease.

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1996
Tsutsugamushi disease, one of the rickettsiosis, is known to be occasionally accompanied by elevation of hepatic enzyme levels. However, there are only a few reports on histopathological findings of the liver. We presented a case of Tsutsugamushi disease with liver involvement.
A, Kanno, M, Yamada, K, Murakami, W, Torinuki   +3 more
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Scrub Typhus: No Longer Restricted to the Tsutsugamushi Triangle

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Scrub typhus is the most important rickettsial disease in the world. Its previous endemic region was considered to be in Asia, Australia and islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; this area was referred to as the Tsutsugamushi Triangle.
Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards
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Characterization of the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) scrub typhus model: Susceptibility to intradermal challenge with the human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi Karp. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Scrub typhus is an important endemic disease in tropical Asia caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi for which no effective broadly protective vaccine is available. The successful evaluation of vaccine candidates requires well-characterized animal models and a
Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Suwit J Somponpun, Rawiwan Im-Erbsin, Tippawan Anantatat, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Susanna J Dunachie, Eric D Lombardini, Robin L Burke, Stuart D Blacksell, James W Jones, Carl J Mason, Allen L Richards, Nicholas P J Day, Daniel H Paris   +13 more
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A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with scrub typhus

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) may be caused by several allergens. However, to date, HSP caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi has not been reported. Here, we report an unusual rash with features of HSP caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Jae Hyoung Im, Suk Jin Choi, Moon-Hyun Chung, Seung Yun Lee, Young Kyoung Park, Hea Yoon Kwon, Ji Hyeon Baek, Jin-Soo Lee   +7 more
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Antigenic Relationships among Human Pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi Isolates from Thailand [PDF]

, 2016
Scrub typhus is a common cause of undiagnosed febrile illness in certain tropical regions, but can be easily treated with antibiotics. The causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is antigenically variable which complicates diagnosis and efforts towards ...
Blacksell, S.D. (Stuart D.), Day, N.P.J. (Nicholas P. J.), James, S.L. (Sarah ), Nawtaisong, P. (Pruksa), Paris, D.H. (Daniel H.), Smith, D.J. (Derek James), Tanganuchitcharnchai, A. (Ampai)   +6 more
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Emerging trends of scrub typhus disease in southern Rajasthan, India: A neglected public health problem

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2022
Scrub typhus is the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic infectious disease in the world which is life-threatening for all age groups as it presents acute febrile illness along with multi-organ involvements and spread with the biting of infectious ...
Devendra Kumar, Saha Dev Jakhar
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Symbiosis in an overlooked microcosm: a systematic review of the bacterial flora of mites [PDF]

, 2015
A dataset of bacterial diversity found in mites was compiled from 193 publications (from 1964 to January 2015). A total of 143 mite species belonging to the 3 orders (Mesostigmata, Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes) were recorded and found to be ...
Chaisiri, Kittipong, Makepeace, Benjamin L, McGarry, John W, Morand, Serge   +3 more
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Rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006-2014 [PDF]

, 2017
Background: In the last decade, scrub typhus (ST) has been emerging or re-emerging in some areas of Asia, including Guangzhou, one of the most affected endemic areas of ST in China.
Cao, W.-C. (Wu-Chun), Fang, L.-Q. (Li-Qun), Huang, Y. (Yong), Li, X. (Xinlou), Li, X.-N. (Xiao-Ning), Liu, K. (Kun), Ma, M.-J. (Mai-Juan), Ma, Y. (Yu), Sun, Y. (Ye), Vlas, S.J. (Sake) de, Wei, Y.-H. (Yue-Hong), Yang, Y. (Yang), Yang, Z.-C. (Zhi-Cong), Yao, H.-W. (Hong-Wu), Zhang, W.-H. (Wen-Hui)   +14 more
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Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Orientia tsutsugamushi, which requires specialized facilities for culture, is a substantial cause of disease in Asia. We demonstrate that O. tsutsugamushi numbers increased for up to 5 days in conventional hemocultures.
Sabine Dittrich, Elizabeth Card, Weerawat Phuklia, Williams E. Rudgard, Joy Silousok, Phonelavanh Phoumin, Latsaniphone Bouthasavong, Sarah Azarian, Viengmon Davong, David A.B. Dance, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Paul N. Newton   +12 more
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CD8+ T cells provide immune protection against murine disseminated endotheliotropic Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Scrub typhus, caused by a Gram-negative obligately intracellular coccobacillus, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a long neglected but important tropical disease. Orientia tsutsugamushi causes illness in one million people each year, and 1 billion people are at
Guang Xu, Nicole L Mendell, Yuejin Liang, Thomas R Shelite, Yenny Goez-Rivillas, Lynn Soong, Donald H Bouyer, David H Walker   +7 more
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