Eschar-associated spotted fever rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil.

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Published in Emerg Infect Dis on February 01, 2011

Authors

Nanci Silva1, Marina E Eremeeva, Tatiana Rozental, Guilherme S Ribeiro, Christopher D Paddock, Eduardo Antonio G Ramos, Alexsandra R M Favacho, Mitermayer G Reis, Gregory A Dasch, Elba R S de Lemos, Albert I Ko

Author Affiliations

1: Medicine and Public Health School of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

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