Retrospective serosurvey for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in urban white-footed mice from Maryland.

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Published in J Wildl Dis on January 01, 1998

Authors

J E Bunnell1, J S Dumler, J E Childs, G E Glass

Author Affiliations

1: Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

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