Occurrence of Orientia tsutsugamushi in small mammals from Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 519-524

  Coleman, Russell E ^a,b   Monkanna, Taweesak ^a,b   Linthicum, Kenneth J ^a,c   Strickman, Daniel A ^a,d   Frances, Stephen P ^a,e   Tanskul, Panita ^a,b   Kollars Jr , Thomas M ^a,f   Inlao, Inkam ^a,b   Watcharapichat, Pochaman ^a   Khlaimanee, Nittaya ^a,b   Phulsuksombati, Duangporn ^a   Sangjun, Noppadon ^a   Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai ^a,b  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b US Army Medical Command   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BANDICOTA INDICA; BANDICOTA SAVILEI; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RAT; RATTUS ARGENTIVENTER; RATTUS BUKIT; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS KORATENSIS; RATTUS LOSEA; SCRUB TYPHUS; THAILAND; TISSUE; TUPAIA GLIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BANDICOTA INDICA; BANDICOTA SAVILEI; MAMMALIA; MYOXUS; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RATTUS ARGENTIVENTER; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS LOSEA; RATTUS RATTUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIALES; TUPAIA GLIS;

EID: 10744220425     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.519     Document Type: Article

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