Strain of Orientia  qPCR detection limit LAMP detection limit       Karp (WGA) 11 17 Gilliam 25  50 Kato 13 28 TA763 11 43 TH1811 4 4 TH1812 20 20 TH1814 1 1 AFC-1 5 5 Garton (WGA) 1 16 MAK119 2 20 Ikeda 9 9

Table 2: Detection limit of the LAMP assay compared to quantitative PCR.