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Identification of trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) on rodents from Chiloé Island and molecular evidence of infection with Orientia species
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an emerging vector-borne zoonosis, caused by Orientia spp. and transmitted by larvae of trombiculid mites, called chiggers. It mainly occurs within a region of the Asia-Pacific called the tsutsugamushi triangle, where rodents are known as the most relevant hosts for the t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6999909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31971956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007619 |