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Imported scrub typhus: first case in South America and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a neglected vector-borne zoonosis causing life-threatening illnesses, endemic in the Asian-Pacific region and, as recently discovered, in southern Chile. Scrub typhus is rarely reported in travelers, most probably due to the lack of clinical experience and diagnostic test...
Autores principales: | Weitzel, Thomas, Aylwin, Mabel, Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza, Jiang, Ju, Munita, Jose Manuel, Thompson, Luis, Abarca, Katia, Richards, Allen L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097283/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140442 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40794-018-0070-8 |
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