Orientia tsutsugamushi is the causal agent of scrub typhus, a public health problem in the
Asia-Pacific region and a life-threatening disease. O. tsutsugamushi is an obligate …

Scrub typhus is a life-threatening disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a bacterium
that primarily infects endothelial cells both in vitro and in vivo. Evidence suggests that the …

Scrub typhus is a neglected, but important, tropical disease, which puts one-third of the
world's population at risk. The disease is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligately …

Scrub typhus is a common and underdiagnosed cause of febrile illness in Southeast Asia,
caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi. Inoculation of the organism at a cutaneous …

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection, is characterized by local as well
as systemic inflammatory manifestations. Inflammation is initiated by O. tsutsugamushi …

Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of scrub
typhus which is histopathologically characterized by inflammatory manifestations, indicating …

Central aspects in the pathogenesis of scrub typhus, an infection caused by Orientia (O.)
tsutsugamushi, have remained obscure. Its organ and cellular tropism are poorly …

Orientia tsutsugamushi (OT) is the causative agent of scrub typhus or Tsutsugamushi
disease. We have previously reported that OT suppresses the production of inflammatory …

Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, is a mite-borne rickettsia
transmitted by the parasitic larval stage of trombiculid mites. Approximately one-third of the …

Scrub typhus, caused by the intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a major cause
of febrile illness in the Asia/Pacific region. Here, we implemented a novel real-time PCR and …