Human Infections with Rickettsia raoultii, China
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چکیده
We used molecular methods to identify Rickettsia raoultii infections in 2 persons in China. These persons had localized rashes around sites of tick bites. R. raoultii DNA was detected in 4% of Dermacentor silvarum ticks collected in the same area of China and in 1 feeding tick detached from 1 patient.
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دوره 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014