Diversification of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes by intragenic recombination and their potential expansion in endemic areas.

• Main Authors: Gwanghun Kim (Author), Na-Young Ha (Author), Chan-Ki Min (Author), Hong-Il Kim (Author), Nguyen Thi Hai Yen (Author), Keun-Hwa Lee (Author), Inbo Oh (Author), Jae-Seung Kang (Author), Myung-Sik Choi (Author), Ik-Sang Kim (Author), Nam-Hyuk Cho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a mite-borne febrile disease caused by O. tsutsugamushi infection. Recently, emergence of scrub typhus has attracted considerable attention in several endemic countries in Asia and the western Pacific. In addition, the antigenic diversity of the intracellular pathogen has...