A spatio-temporal analysis of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos; implications from changing landscapes and climate

Tamalee Roberts; Daniel M. Parker; Philip L. Bulterys; Sayaphet Rattanavong; Ivo Elliott; Koukeo Phommasone; Mayfong Mayxay; Vilada Chansamouth; Matthew T. Robinson; Stuart D. Blacksell; Paul N. Newton

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009685

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A spatio-temporal analysis of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos; implications from changing landscapes and climate

Tamalee Roberts ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: tamalee.r@tropmedres.ac (TR); dparker1@hs.uci.edu (DMP)

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-737X

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Daniel M. Parker ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: tamalee.r@tropmedres.ac (TR); dparker1@hs.uci.edu (DMP)

Affiliation University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-7338

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Philip L. Bulterys,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Stanford University, California, United States of America
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Sayaphet Rattanavong,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-9281

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Ivo Elliott,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-5449

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Koukeo Phommasone,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-0522

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Mayfong Mayxay,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Institute of Research and Education Development (IRED), University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Vilada Chansamouth,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Matthew T. Robinson,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-2712

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Stuart D. Blacksell,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mahidol-Oxford-Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-726X

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Paul N. Newton

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mahidol-Oxford-Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-6431

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A spatio-temporal analysis of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos; implications from changing landscapes and climate

Tamalee Roberts,
Daniel M. Parker,
Philip L. Bulterys,
Sayaphet Rattanavong,
Ivo Elliott,
Koukeo Phommasone,
Mayfong Mayxay,
Vilada Chansamouth,
Matthew T. Robinson,
Stuart D. Blacksell

Published: August 25, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009685

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