Bartonella spp. transmission by ticks not established.

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Published in Emerg Infect Dis on March 01, 2010

Authors

Sam R Telford1, Gary P Wormser

Author Affiliations

1: Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachussetts, USA.

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