Study on presence of Borrelia persica in soft ticks in western Iran

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Barmaki, A ^a   Rafinejad, J ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Telmadarraiy, Z ^a   Mohtarami, F ^a   Leghaei, S H ^b   Oshaghi, M A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Borrelia persica; Iran; PCR RFLP; Takistan; Tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957856239     PISSN: 17357179     EISSN: 20082517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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