Genotypic Heterogeneity of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> in Scrub Typhus Patients and Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Co-infection, Myanmar
Aye Marlar Win, Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến, Yuri Kim, Na‐Young Ha, Jun-Gu Kang, Hongil Kim, Bo San, Okkar Kyaw, Wah Win Htike, Dong-Ok Choi, Keun-Hwa Lee, Nam‐Hyuk Cho
Abstract
To investigate the genotypic diversity of O. tsutsugamushi and potential co-infection with SFTSV in Myanmar, we collected whole blood samples from 152 clinically suspected scrub typhus patients (Table ; Appendix Table article/26/8/20-0135-App1.pdf) in Sagaing and Magway Provinces (Figure Mean age of the suspected scrub typhus patients was 27 19.8 years (range of 2-73 years). We observed eschar, a selection criteria for scrub typhus, in 144 (94.7%) of the 152 patients. Mean fever duration was 6 days (SD 2.9 days).
Topics & Concepts
Scrub typhusOrientia tsutsugamushiGenotypeMedicineVirologySevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndromeImmunologyBiologyGeneVirusGeneticsViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlVector-Borne Animal Diseases