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Oroya Fever and Verruga Peruana: Bartonelloses Unique to South America

Bartonella bacilliformis is the bacterial agent of Carrión's disease and is presumed to be transmitted between humans by phlebotomine sand flies. Carrión's disease is endemic to high-altitude valleys of the South American Andes, and the first reported outbreak (1871) resulted in over 4,000...

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Autores principales: Minnick, Michael F., Anderson, Burt E., Lima, Amorce, Battisti, James M., Lawyer, Phillip G., Birtles, Richard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4102455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25032975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002919