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A Hematogenously Disseminated Orientia tsutsugamsushi-Infected Murine Model of Scrub Typhus

Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, is a mite-borne rickettsia transmitted by the parasitic larval stage of trombiculid mites. Approximately one-third of the world's population is at risk of infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi, emphasizing its importance in global hea...

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Autores principales: Shelite, Thomas R., Saito, Tais B., Mendell, Nicole L., Gong, Bin, Xu, Guang, Soong, Lynn, Valbuena, Gustavo, Bouyer, Donald H., Walker, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25010338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002966