Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;25(6):1214-1217. doi: 10.3201/eid2506.181860. Epub 2019 Jun 17.
Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016-2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America.
地方性斑疹伤寒最近在智利南部的奇洛埃岛被发现。我们报告了一系列病例,这些病例是在 2016 年至 2018 年期间在智利大陆的广泛地理范围内获得的,表明这种新出现的立克次体感染也存在于南美洲大陆。