Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016-2018

Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016-2018

Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016–2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-06, Vol.25 (6), p.1214-1217
Hauptverfasser: Weitzel, Thomas, Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza, Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo, Jiang, Ju, Richards, Allen L, Abarca, Katia
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteria
Chile
epidemiology
Health aspects
Infection
Orientia species
Resveratrol
Scrub typhus
South America
Typhus
vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016–2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2506.181860