1. Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
2. Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia.
3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu, Bhutan.
4. Department of Livestock, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Thimphu, Bhutan.