Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 1978-Sep
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi infections in chiggers and small mammals on a mature oil palm estate.
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Abstract
An epidemiological study in a mature oil palm estate in Peninsular Malaysia has demonstrated a low prevalence of R. tsutsugamushi infection in small mammals. The direct fluorescent antibody technique for assaying infections in chiggers proved more sensitive than mouse inoculation. Most infections in both chiggers and rodents were caused by the Karp strain.