Update on tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

Parasite

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-273

  Socolovschi, C ^a   Mediannikov, O ^a   Raoult, D ^a   Parola, Philippe ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Bartonella; Borrelia; Europe; Q fever; Rickettsia; Ticks; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BORRELIA; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BORRELIA INFECTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; Q FEVER; REVIEW; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; TICK; TULAREMIA;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; EUROPE; HUMANS; Q FEVER; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; TICKS; TULAREMIA;

EID: 77951643197     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2009164259     Document Type: Review

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