Rickettsia conorii in humans and dogs: A seroepidemiologic survey of two rural villages in Israel

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-135

  Harms, Shimon ^a   Lior, Yael ^b   Ephros, Moshe ^c   Grisaru Soen, Galia ^d   Keysary, Avi ^e   Strenger, Carmella ^e   Jongejan, Frans ^b   Waner, Trevor ^e   Baneth, Gad ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; TICK; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIACEAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34548793956     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.133     Document Type: Article

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