Rickettsia tsutsugamushi strains found in chiggers collected in Thailand

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1981 Mar;12(1):1-6.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Mites / microbiology*
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / classification
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / isolation & purification*
  • Serotyping
  • Thailand
  • Trombiculidae / microbiology*