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Eco-epidemiology of rodent-associated trombiculid mites and infection with Orientia spp. in Southern Chile.

María Carolina Silva de la FuenteCaricia PérezConstanza Martínez-ValdebenitoRuth PérezCecilia VialAlexandr StekolnikovKatia AbarcaThomas WeitzelGerardo Acosta-Jamett
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
Our study provides new insights into the trombiculid fauna and prevalence of Orientia in mites collected from wild rodents in southern Chile. Orientia DNA was detected in four of the six mite species. Rates of infestation, mite loads, and Orientia prevalences differed geographically and were highest in the Aysén Region. Our data improve our knowledge on possible vectors of scrub typhus and their distribution in Chile.
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