Characterization of the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) scrub typhus model: Susceptibility to intradermal challenge with the human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi Karp.
Piyanate SunyakumthornSuwit J SomponpunRawiwan Im-ErbsinTippawan AnantatatKemajittra JenjaroenSusanna J DunachieEric D LombardiniRobin L BurkeStuart D BlacksellJames W JonesCarl J MasonAllen L RichardsNicholas P J DayDaniel Henry ParisPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
These data show the potential of using rhesus macaques as a scrub typhus model, for evaluation of correlates of protection in both natural and vaccine induced immunity, and support the evaluation of future vaccine candidates against scrub typhus.