Hematogenously disseminated Orientia tsutsugamushi-infected murine model of scrub typhus [corrected].

• Main Authors: Thomas R Shelite (Author), Tais B Saito (Author), Nicole L Mendell (Author), Bin Gong (Author), Guang Xu (Author), Lynn Soong (Author), Gustavo Valbuena (Author), Donald H Bouyer (Author), David H Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, is a mite-borne rickettsia transmitted by the parasitic larval stage of trombiculid mites. Approximately one-third of the world's population is at risk of infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi, emphasizing its importance in global hea...