Confirmation of local transmission of Orientia tsutsugamushi during scrub typhus outbreaks in Nepal
M. Dhimal, S. P. Dumre, G. N. Sharma, P. Khanal, K. Ranabhat, L. P. Shah, B. K. Lal, R. Jha, B. P. Upadhyaya, B. Acharya, S. K. Shrestha, S. A. Davidson, P. Charoensinphon, K. B. Karki
This study confirms local transmission of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Nepal by detecting the pathogen in humans, rodents, and chigger mites during scrub typhus outbreaks.
bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2019 · PreprintPathology