Epidemiology of tsutsugamushi disease and its relationship with meteorological factors in Xiamen city, China.

• Main Authors: Li Luo (Author), Zhinan Guo (Author), Zhao Lei (Author), Qingqing Hu (Author), Min Chen (Author), Fanghua Chen (Author), Zeyu Zhao (Author), Jia Rui (Author), Xingchun Liu (Author), Yuanzhao Zhu (Author), Yao Wang (Author), Meng Yang (Author), Tianmu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tsutsugamushi disease (TD) is an acute infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological features of TD, investigate chigger mites and their hosts, and investigate the meteorological factors affecting TD incidence and the host of O. tsutsugamushi in...