Volume 19, Number 5—May 2013
Dispatch
Scrub Typhus Outbreak, Northern Thailand, 2006–2007
Wuttikon Rodkvamtook, Jariyanart Gaywee
, Suparat Kanjanavanit, Toon Ruangareerate, Allen L. Richards, Noppadon Sangjun, Pimmada Jeamwattanalert, and Narongrid Sirisopana
, Suparat Kanjanavanit, Toon Ruangareerate, Allen L. Richards, Noppadon Sangjun, Pimmada Jeamwattanalert, and Narongrid Sirisopana
Table 1
Chigger infestation and Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in small mammals captured in Ban Pongyeang, northern Thailand, 2006–2007*
| Rodent family, genus species | No. animals captured | No. (%) animals infested with chiggers | No. chiggers collected (mean no./animal) | No. (%) animals with O. tsutsugamushi infection | No. (%) O. tsutsugamushi isolates obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muridae | |||||
| Bandicota indica | 15 | 15 (100.0) | 951 (63.4) | 15 (100.0) | 2 (22.2) |
| B. savilei | 12 | 12 (100.0) | 699 (58.2) | 9 (75.0) | 0 |
| Rattus rattus | 15 | 8 (55.6) | 320 (21.3) | 8 (53.3) | 0 |
| R. exulans | 3 | 1 (50.0) | 40 (5.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 |
| R. berdmorei |
6 |
4 (66.6) |
168 (28.0) |
3 (50.0) |
0 |
| Viverridae, Herpestes javanicus | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 7 (7.0) | ND | NA |
| Sciuridae, Menetes berdmorei | 2 | 2 (100.0) | 56 (28.0) | ND | NA |
| Tupaiidae, Tupaia glis | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 41 (41.0) | ND | NA |
| Total | 55 | 45 (81.8) | 2,277 (44.4) | 36 (65.5) | 2 (3.6) |
*ND, not done; NA, not applicable.
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