Scrub typhus outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013

Wuttikon Rodkvamtook; Narupon Kuttasingkee; Piyada Linsuwanon; Yutthapong Sudsawat; Allen L. Richards; Maneerat Somsri; Noppadon Sangjun; Chien Chung Chao; Silas Davidson; Elizabeth Wanja; Jariyanart Gaywee

doi:10.3201/eid2402.171172

Scrub typhus outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013

Wuttikon Rodkvamtook^*, Narupon Kuttasingkee, Piyada Linsuwanon, Yutthapong Sudsawat, Allen L. Richards, Maneerat Somsri, Noppadon Sangjun, Chien Chung Chao, Silas Davidson, Elizabeth Wanja, Jariyanart Gaywee

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Investigation of a scrub typhus outbreak in Thailand during September 2013 found that 9.1% of Thai soldiers and 11.1% of residents living in areas surrounding training sites had antibodies against the causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi. Sequence analysis of O. tsutsugamushi from rodents and chiggers identified 7 genogroups and 3 genotypes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361-365
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171172
State	Published - Feb 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Scrub typhus outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013

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