Biosafety and biosecurity requirements for Orientia spp. diagnosis and research: recommendations for risk-based biocontainment, work practices and the case for reclassification to risk group 2
Abstract Scrub typhus is an important arthropod-borne disease causing significant acute febrile illness by infection with Orientia spp.Using a Travel Fee risk-based approach, this review examines current practice, the evidence base and regulatory requirements regarding matters of biosafety and biosecurity, and presents the case for reclassification