A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE TSUTSUGAMUSHI FEVER CAUSATIVE AGENT

Abstract

Well-known data from the literature are confirmed to the effect that white mice are highly susceptible and sensitive to infection with Rickettsia tsutsugamushi: the death of 90-100% of the mice was observed by the 8th-13th day upon infection with the Gilliam strain and by the 12th-15th day upon infection with the Karp strain. Upon infection with the Gilliam strains, Rickettsia were detected in the organs of animals from the 5th day to the day of death, profuse accumulation of Rickettsia in the spleen, liver, lungs, peritoneal, and pleural exudate, was observed from the 8th to the 13th day.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1964
Accession Number
AD0647814

Entities

People

  • I. V. Tarasevich

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biological Staining And Labeling
  • Cells
  • Far East
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Infection
  • Lethal Dosage
  • Literature
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Medical Personnel
  • North Korea
  • Rodents
  • Russian Language
  • Thorax
  • Tissues
  • Wound Infections

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  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology