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Review
. 2016 May 5;10(5):e0004598.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004598. eCollection 2016 May.

Q Fever in French Guiana: Tip of the Iceberg or Epidemiological Exception?

Loïc Epelboin  1   2 , Mathieu Nacher  2   3 , Aba Mahamat  1 , Vincent Pommier de Santi  4   5 , Alain Berlioz-Arthaud  6 , Carole Eldin  7 , Philippe Abboud  1 , Sébastien Briolant  4   5   6 , Emilie Mosnier  1   2 , Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes  8 , Stephen G Vreden  9 , Magalie Pierre-Demar  2   10 , Marcus Lacerda  11 , Didier Raoult  7 , Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos  12 , Félix Djossou  1   2
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Q Fever in French Guiana: Tip of the Iceberg or Epidemiological Exception?

Loïc Epelboin et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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