Indigenous lyme disease in Quebec

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-

  Bourré Tessier, Josiane ^a   Milord, François ^b   Pineau, Christian ^a   Vinet, Evelyne ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Direction de santé publique du CISSS Montérégie centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARMY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANADA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HUMAN; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SYNOVITIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HUMANS; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUEBEC;

EID: 78650920013     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100768     Document Type: Letter

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