Detection of Orientia sp. DNA in rodents from Asia, West Africa and Europe

Orientia bacterium is the agent of the scrub typhus, a seriously neglected life-threatening disease in Asia. Here, we report the detection of DNA of Orientia in rodents from Europe and Africa. These findings have important implications for public health. Surveillance outside Asia, where the disease...

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Autores principales: Cosson, Jean François, Galan, Maxime, Bard, Emilie, Razzauti, Maria, Bernard, Maria, Morand, Serge, Brouat, Carine, Dalecky, Ambroise, Bâ, Khalilou, Charbonnel, Nathalie, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0784-7
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Sumario:Orientia bacterium is the agent of the scrub typhus, a seriously neglected life-threatening disease in Asia. Here, we report the detection of DNA of Orientia in rodents from Europe and Africa. These findings have important implications for public health. Surveillance outside Asia, where the disease is not expected by sanitary services, needs to be improved.

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