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Scrub Typhus in Himalayas

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 and PCR. Two new genotypes of O. tsutsugamush...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Sanjay K., Rolain, Jean-Marc, Kashyap, Rajesh, Bakshi, Diprabhanu, Sharma, Vijay, Prasher, Bhupal Singh, Pal, Lal Singh, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3290934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17176580
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1210.051697
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Sumario: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 and PCR. Two new genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi were identified in the region.