Molecular Detection of Candidatus Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia
oleh: Hadil A. Alkathiry, Samia Q. Alghamdi, Holly E.J. Morgan, Madeleine E. Noll, Jing J. Khoo, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Benjamin L. Makepeace
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by 3 species of Orientia bacteria, including Candidatus Orientia chuto. This species is known only from a human case in Dubai and infections in wildlife in Kenya. We report molecular detection of Candidatus O. chuto in 2 wild rodent species from Saudi Arabia.