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Evidence of Rickettsia helvetica infection in humans, eastern France.
A 37-year-old man living in eastern France seroconverted to Rickettsia helvetica in August 1997, 4 weeks after the onset of an unexplained febrile illness. Results of a serosurvey of forest workers from the area where the patient lived showed a 9.2% seroprevalence against R. helvetica. This organism...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2000
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10905974 |
Sumario: | A 37-year-old man living in eastern France seroconverted to Rickettsia helvetica in August 1997, 4 weeks after the onset of an unexplained febrile illness. Results of a serosurvey of forest workers from the area where the patient lived showed a 9.2% seroprevalence against R. helvetica. This organism may pose a threat for populations exposed to Ixodes ricinus ticks. |
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