Rickettsia in synanthropic and domestic animals and their hosts from two areas of low endemicity for Brazilian spotted fever in the eastern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on December 01, 2010

Authors

Bruno S Milagres1, Amanda F Padilha, Rafael M Barcelos, Gabriel G Gomes, Carlos E Montandon, Dárlen C H Pena, Fernanda A Nieri Bastos, Iara Silveira, Richard Pacheco, Marcelo B Labruna, Donald H Bouyer, Renata N Freitas, David H Walker, Cláudio L Mafra, Márcio A M Galvao

Author Affiliations

1: Ouro Preto Federal University, Ouro Preto, Brazil. bsmilagres@gmail.com

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