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Prevalence of Rickettsiales in ticks removed from the skin of outdoor workers in North Carolina

BACKGROUND: Tick-transmitted rickettsial diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and spotted fever rickettsiosis, are significant sources of morbidity and mortality in the southern United States. Because of their exposure in tick-infested woodlands, outdoor workers experience an increased risk of infection w...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sangmi, Kakumanu, Madhavi L, Ponnusamy, Loganathan, Vaughn, Meagan, Funkhouser, Sheana, Thornton, Haley, Meshnick, Steven R, Apperson, Charles S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25533148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0607-2