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.
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【저자키워드】 zoonoses, Epidemiology, Bacteria, South America, vector-borne infections, Chile, scrub typhus, Rickettsia,Orientia species,
【저자키워드】 zoonoses, Epidemiology, Bacteria, South America, vector-borne infections, Chile, scrub typhus, Rickettsia,