Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: A potentially prevalent, treatable, acutely incapacitating tropical infectious disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-188

  Walker, David H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBODIA; EDITORIAL; FISH DISEASE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEORICKETTSIA SENNETSU; NONHUMAN; RAW FISH INTAKE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SENNETSU NEORICKETTSIOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; TREMATODE; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 68549110294     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.187     Document Type: Editorial

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