Bartonella henselae and domestic cats, Jamaica [2]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1146-1147

  Messam, Locksley L McV ^a   Kasten, Rickie W ^a   Ritchie, Megan J ^b   Chomel, Bruno B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Jamaica Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JAMAICA; LETTER; SEROPREVALENCE; TROPICS;

EID: 21144435436     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1107.050115     Document Type: Letter

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