Boutonneuse fever in Portugal: 1995-2000. Data of a state laboratory

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-277

  Bacellar, F ^a   Sousa, R ^a   Santos, A ^a   Santos Silva, M ^a   Parola, P ^b  

^a Instituto Nacional de Saude   (Portugal)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Boutonneuse fever; Portugal; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia conorii; Rickettsiosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; TICK; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE;

BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0037911545     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023391212354     Document Type: Article

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