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Immunization with an Autotransporter Protein of Orientia tsutsugamushi Provides Protective Immunity against Scrub Typhus

BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an acute febrile disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. Recently, the rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in several countries within the endemic region has become a serious public health issue. Despite the wide range of preventative approaches that have...

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Autores principales: Ha, Na-Young, Sharma, Prashant, Kim, Gwanghun, Kim, Yuri, Min, Chan-Ki, Choi, Myung-Sik, Kim, Ik-Sang, Cho, Nam-Hyuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003585