Immunization with an autotransporter protein of Orientia tsutsugamushi provides protective immunity against scrub typhus.

• Main Authors: Na-Young Ha (Author), Prashant Sharma (Author), Gwanghun Kim (Author), Yuri Kim (Author), Chan-Ki Min (Author), Myung-Sik Choi (Author), Ik-Sang Kim (Author), Nam-Hyuk Cho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is an acute febrile disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection. Recently, the rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in several countries within the endemic region has become a serious public health issue. Despite the wide range of preventative approaches that have...