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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar;14(3):528-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1403.070987.

Human Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae infection, Spain

Koldo Aguirrebengoa, Aránzazu Portillo, Sonia Santibáñez, Juan J Marín, Miguel Montejo, José A Oteo
Case Reports

Human Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae infection, Spain

Koldo Aguirrebengoa et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Human Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, Spain

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    Massung RF, Nicholson WL, Eremeeva ME, Dasch GA. Massung RF, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):511. doi: 10.3201/eid1403.080065. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008. PMID: 18325277 Free PMC article.

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