Table 3.

Query key words and comparison by the number of published pathogen studies between China and the United States (Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, fungi, and protozoa).

Order	Pathogens	Abbreviation	Group*	Disease	Query	Article	Country-wise distribution	United States		China
								Sort	Quantity	Sort	Quantity
1	Coxiella burnetii	C. burnetii	A	Q-fever	TI = “Coxiella burnetii”	1,055	87	1	292	16	18
2	Rickettsia prowazekii	R. prowazekii	A	Typhus	TI = “Rickettsia prowazekii”	95	15	1	69	11	1
3	Rickettsia rickettsii	R. rickettsii	A	Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	TI = “Rickettsia rickettsii”	132	15	1	78	3	6
4	Orientia tsutsugamushi	O.tsutsugamushi	B	Scrub typhus	TI = “Rickettsia tsutsugamushi” OR TI = “Orientia tsutsugamushi”	294	28	3	69	6	19
5	Bartonella	Bartonella	B	Trench fever	TI=Bartonella	1,504	94	1	706	12	35
6	Mycoplasma pneumoniae	M. pneumoniae	B	Respiratory tract infections	TI = “Mycoplasma pneumoniae”	1,289	63	1	287	2	188
7	Chlamydia psittaci	C. psittaci	A	Psittacosis in birds	TI = “Chlamydophila psittaci” OR TI = “Chlamydia psittaci”	436	49	1	83	5	35
8	Chlamydia pneumoniae	C. pneumoniae	B	Respiratory infections in people	TI = “Chlamydophila pneumoniae” OR TI = “Chlamydia pneumoniae”	1,891	71	1	476	10	66
9	Chlamydia trachomatis	C. trachomatis	B	Disease in either the eye or the urogenital tract	TI = “Chlamydia trachomatis”	3,366	119	1	1,316	8	143
10	Coccidioides immitis	C. immitis	A	Coccidioidomycosis	TI = “Coccidioides immitis”	134	15	1	124
11	Plasmodium spp.	Plasmodium	B	Human malaria	TI=Plasmodium OR TI = “malaria parasite”	16,098	162	1	5,451	15	482
12	Cryptosporidium	Cryptosporidium	A	Diarrhea	TI=Cryptosporidium	3,862	114	1	1,602	3	259
13	Schistosome	Schistosome	B	Schistosomiasis	TI=Schistosome OR TI = “Blood flukes”	704	78	1	292	3	58

* A = BDAPs; B = HTPs.