Molecular Detection of<i> Candidatus</i> Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia

Alkathiry, Hadil A, Alghamdi, Samia Q, Morgan, Holly EJ, Noll, Madeleine E, Khoo, Jing J ORCID: 0000-0003-1285-6052, Alagaili, Abdulaziz N and Makepeace, Benjamin L ORCID: 0000-0002-6100-6727 (2023) Molecular Detection of<i> Candidatus</i> Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 29 (2). pp. 402-406.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Animals, Animals, Wild, Humans, Rodentia, Trombiculidae, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Scrub Typhus, Saudi Arabia
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2023 08:16
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2023 08:58
DOI:	10.3201/eid2902.221131
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3167920