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Murine Typhus, Algeria
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largely unknown. Given the existence of Bartonella spp. in every mammal group examined to date, the diversity of the genus is probably much greater than has been observed among the strains examined to date. In Greece, serologic evidence of human infection with B. henselae and B. quintana (8), has been found and a case of B. quintana endocarditis has been established (unpub. data). The public he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1404.071376