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Case Reports
. 2002 Aug;8(8):874.
doi: 10.3201/eid0808.020199.

Rickettsia aeschlimannii: A new pathogenic spotted fever group rickettsia, South Africa

Anne-Marié Pretorius, Richard J Birtles
Case Reports

Rickettsia aeschlimannii: A new pathogenic spotted fever group rickettsia, South Africa

Anne-Marié Pretorius et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Aug.
No abstract available

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