Ehrlichioses: Emerging Infectious Diseases in Tick-Infested Areas

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 81-83

  Magnarelli, Louis A ^a   Dumler, J Stephen ^b  

^a Connecticut Agric Exp Station ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0346043629     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(96)80003-1     Document Type: Article

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