Abstract
Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016-2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.
Keywords:
Chile; Orientia species; South America; bacteria; epidemiology; rickettsia; scrub typhus; vector-borne infections; zoonoses.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Chile / epidemiology
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Female
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / immunology
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Immunoglobulin M / immunology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Orientia tsutsugamushi* / genetics
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Orientia tsutsugamushi* / immunology
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Scrub Typhus / epidemiology*
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Scrub Typhus / history
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Scrub Typhus / microbiology*
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Scrub Typhus / transmission
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Vector Borne Diseases
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Young Adult
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Zoonoses
Substances
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M