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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 1981 Mar; 12(1): 1-6
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31025
RESUMO
R. tsutsugamushi strains found in chiggers collected from 3 different sites throughout Thailand were antigenically characterized. Monotypic infections were observed in 76.7% of the chiggers. Karp was the most predominant strain, followed by TA716, TA763, TA686 and Kato. This study represents the first confirmed report of R. tsutsugamushi infection in 8 different chigger species in Thailand.