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Comment
. 2015 Dec 1;112(48):E6593-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1515229112. Epub 2015 Nov 23.

Leeches as further potential vectors for rickettsial infections

Günther Slesak  1 , Saythong Inthalath  2 , Sabine Dittrich  3 , Daniel H Paris  3 , Paul N Newton  3
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Leeches as further potential vectors for rickettsial infections

Günther Slesak et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
Typical eschar at the right anteromedial thigh at the site of a leech bite in the patient with R. felis infection.
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