International Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 17-25 , September 2009

Old and new tick-borne rickettsioses

Received 30 January 2009 ,Revised 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 18 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.03.003

International Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 17-25 , September 2009

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