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  • Title: Endemic scrub typhus-like illness, Chile.
    Author: Balcells ME, Rabagliati R, García P, Poggi H, Oddó D, Concha M, Abarca K, Jiang J, Kelly DJ, Richards AL, Fuerst PA.
    Journal: Emerg Infect Dis; 2011 Sep; 17(9):1659-63. PubMed ID: 21888791.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of scrub typhus in a 54-year-old man who was bitten by several terrestrial leeches during a trip to Chiloé Island in southern Chile in 2006. A molecular sample, identified as related to Orientia tsutsugamushi based on the sequence of the16S rRNA gene, was obtained from a biopsy specimen of the eschar on the patient's leg. Serologic analysis showed immunoglobulin G conversion against O. tsutsugamushi whole cell antigen. This case and its associated molecular analyses suggest that an Orientia-like agent is present in the Western Hemisphere that can produce scrub typhus-like illness. The molecular analysis suggests that the infectious agent is closely related, although not identical, to members of the Orientia sp. from Asia.
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